Past Articles by Reema Khrais
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Showing Off Shopping Sprees, Fashion 'Haulers' Cash In Online   So-called "haul videos" are the YouTube version of a time-honored tradition: showing off the spoils from a trip to the shopping mall. Some haulers have garnered thousands of followers, as well as relationships with retailers who compensate the young fashionistas for promoting their products. |
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Showing Off Shopping Sprees, Fashion 'Haulers' Cash In Online So-called "haul videos" are the YouTube version of a time-honored tradition: showing off the spoils from a trip to the shopping mall. Some haulers have garnered thousands of followers, as well as relationships with retailers who compensate the young fashionistas for promoting their products. |
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Oh, Poop! Animal Shelter May Still Need More Newspapers San Francisco's library system responded to the city shelter's need for newspapers with donations of its used copies. But dogs are "poop machines," as a shelter spokesman says. So the problem may not be quite solved. |
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Oh, Poop! Animal Shelter May Still Need More Newspapers San Francisco's library system responded to the city shelter's need for newspapers with donations of its used copies. But dogs are "poop machines," as a shelter spokesman says. So the problem may not be quite solved. |
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A New Chapter? A Launch Of The Bookless Library Imagine a library without books — only computers and gadgets. That's the vision of one Texas county that plans to launch a digital-only public library. Despite the project's cost-efficiency, one librarian argues that the plan may be too ambitious. |
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Why We Toast: Uncorking A New Year's Tradition Some early Europeans toasted to profess their love to young women, while others lifted their arms to honor their kings. Toasting, which dates back to ancient times, is a ritual shrouded in urban legends. But one historian says some of the tall tales are actually true. |
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Post-Sandy Aid Inaccessible For Some Immigrants Not everyone affected by Superstorm Sandy has found relief in the government programs and charities helping to rebuild lives. Many immigrants, both legal and undocumented, face higher hurdles than most in the wake of a natural disaster. |
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For Some Sandy Survivors, Medicine's The Big Worry More than two weeks after Hurricane Sandy, many people in New York and New Jersey are still focused on restoring the basics: food, electricity, water. Most vulnerable are the elderly and sick — many of whom can't get to their doctors or refill prescriptions. |
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For Some Sandy Survivors, Medicine's The Big Worry More than two weeks after Hurricane Sandy, many people in New York and New Jersey are still focused on restoring the basics: food, electricity, water. Most vulnerable are the elderly and sick — many of whom can't get to their doctors or refill prescriptions. |
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The Industrious Lives Of Halloween's Ghouls For many of the creepy characters who staff haunted houses during the Halloween season, it's a labor of love. But it's not just fun and games: It takes hours to get into character and the jumping and running is downright strenuous. And if the frights get too real, the guests fight back. |
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More Asian-Americans Seeking Higher Political Office This year, 36 Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders launched congressional campaigns, more than double the number from a record set just two years ago. "Asian-Americans are finally seeing that it can be done," says California Democrat Judy Chu. "We are finally bearing fruit." |
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Phone Home: Tech Draws Parents, College Kids Closer College students often contact their parents twice a day, seven days a week, and they are not always asking for money. Communications technology - including texting, email and social media - has changed the relationship among parents, students and universities. |
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How Are American Muslims Responding To The Anti-Islam Film? Muslims in the U.S. have not been protesting as groups have chosen to remain mostly on the sidelines during the controversy. |
