Arranged Marriages Drive Many Iraqi Girls to Suicide

In a desolate stretch in the northwest corner of Iraq, something strange is happening. There is a growing epidemic of young women who are killing themselves after being forced into arranged marriages, often with their relatives. In the city of Sinjar, the practice is centuries old, but as their society is slowly being…
Bette Midler: "I'm A Tough Old Bird"
The Divine Miss M was on the Today Show this morning promoting her show at Caesar's Palace in Vegas and she and Meredith Vieira bonded over a ukulele and Mere's bad dancing.
