This report briefly covers recent initiatives by leading beverage companies to curb the obesity epidemic.

This report discusses the foreign affairs appropriations.

"This report surveys the various authorities governing immigration detainers, including the standard detainer form (Form I-247) sent by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to other law enforcement agencies. The report also discusses key legal issues raised by immigration detainers, including whether Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) detainer regulations and practices are beyond its statutory authority; whether states and localities are required to comply with immigration detainers; who has custody of aliens subject to detainers; and whether detainer practices violate aliens' constitutional rights. In considering these topics, it is important to note that Form I-247 and DHS's detainer practices have changed several times since 2010, and that decisions on the merits have not yet been issued in many cases challenging the use of detainers in conjunction with the Secure Communities program" (p. 6).

A September 24, 2014, congressional notification (CN) from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) may reflect a new executive branch approach in assisting the Palestinian Authority (PA) to pay off some of the debts it incurs in providing various benefits and services to West Bank and Gaza residents. The CN indicates that USAID plans to obligate a total of $100 million in FY2014 bilateral economic assistance for the Palestinians toward direct U.S. payments to PA creditors. This report briefly discusses the details and implications of this new alternative method.

At the World Trade Organization's (WTO's) Ninth Ministerial Conference in Bali, Indonesia, December 3-7, 2013, ministers adopted the so-called Bali Package — a series of decisions aimed at streamlining trade (referred to as trade facilitation), allowing developing countries more options for providing food security, boosting least-developed-country trade, and helping development more generally. This report focuses on aspects of the Bali Package that deal with and are specific to agriculture.

Written for congressional staff, this report identifies and provides details on how to obtain official government sources of information on the legislative process and the rules and procedure of the House and Senate. The report provides references to selected CRS products and offers information on the CRS legislative institutes. A listing of selected supplementary materials is also provided.

This report provides summary and detailed data about current and former foster youth, as reported by states to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) via the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD).

Portrait of Dexia Smith, Mayborn School of Journalism Ambassador and peer mentor.

Portrait of Thalia Brionez, Mayborn School of Journalism Ambassador and peer mentor.

Portrait of Samantha McDonald, Mayborn School of Journalism Ambassador and peer mentor.

Portrait of Eni Awo, Mayborn School of Journalism Ambassador and peer mentor.

Portrait of Dawn Chevalier, Mayborn School of Journalism Ambassador and peer mentor.

Portrait of Kendra Kinion, Mayborn School of Journalism Ambassador and peer mentor.

Portrait of Jon Hernandez, Mayborn School of Journalism Ambassador and peer mentor.

Portrait of Frank Brauer, Mayborn School of Journalism Ambassador and peer mentor.

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.

Student newspaper from Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Monthly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Henderson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.