When Nikki Saucedo began her search for a project to earn the highest award in Girl Scouting, she knew only that she wanted to do something "to enhance life." Little did she know that her decision to make puppets to comfort children who were having cleft palate surgery would lead to a trip to Ethiopia, a presentation where she taught more than 400 ...

In the developing world, a person born with cleft palate, cleft lip or other facial deformities will suffer not only from medical issues but also from social censure.

Witnesses say the tornado was on the ground or about 20 minutes in an area nine miles northwest of Cheraw.