Wellspring Academy is unlike any other school in the United States. It's a boarding school for overweight and obese teens, that features weight loss as it's core curriculum alongside reading, writing and arithmetic. For many students, attending the academy is a last resort -- and sometimes a life-saving one. When 17-year-old Jenna Chrisman enrolled in the school, she was 272 pounds and already diabetic. Simply walking is a struggle for her, and she said she was relentlessly teased at her old school where her classmates called her a "manatee and hippo." "I was afraid I was going to die," she said. Watch the full story on "Nightline" TONIGHT at 11:35 p.m. ET/PT Childhood obesity has tripled over the past 30 years and today, nearly one ... Continue reading →
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There are a slew of running-mate possibilities for Mitt Romney to consider, although most of them are publicly professing disinterest right now. It's an important decision that can help round out a ticket or be looked back on as a monumental disaster. Here are the tiers of candidates as selected by ABC's Jonathan Karl. The Top Tier Bottom Line He's Mr. Experience. Congressman, senator, member of the cabinet (twice). He has a proven ability to win, by a landslide, in Ohio. You think he's boring? Nah, this guy goes kayaking -- in China. Vital StatsAge: 56 Birthplace: CincinnatiFamily: Jane Portman (wife); Children: Jed, Will and Sally Religion: Methodist Current job: U.S. senator from Ohio Previous experience: director of the Office of Management and Budget, U.S. ... Continue reading →
