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  • Parents Say School Security Has Increased Since Newtown Massacre
    More than 60 percent of parents with children in kindergarten through grade 5 reported increased security precautions, according to a recent poll. It was the first national survey since the 1999 Columbine tragedy to ask parents how schools reacted to a mass shooting.
  • Lawyer Kimberly Motley says judges in Afghanistan often ask her for bribes, which she refuses to pay.
    U.S. Lawyer Works To Change The Afghan Legal System
    Kimberly Motley is an American lawyer working in Afghanistan trying to make changes in the country's legal system. She initially moved there in 2008, when she took a job with the State Department to train Afghan lawyers. What she saw there shocked her.
  • Paul Crouch, Co-Founder Of Trinity Broadcasting Network, Dies
    Crouch built the largest Christian television network in the world. He was widely known for hosting a two-hour religious program with his wife Jan, who was known for her big, pink hair and dramatic makeup.
  • Gym members warm up on treadmills at Downsize Fitness in Addison, Texas. Membership at the gym is limited to people who have a high body mass index.
    Overweight And Healthy: A Combo That Looks Too Good To Be True
    The proposition that some extra weight may not be a health worry has sparked a heated medical debate. Some studies have found that a little extra fat might have benefits. A new analysis suggests that for almost all people excess weight increases the risk of death and disease.
  • The Detroit skyline as seen from Windsor, Ontario, across the Detroit River.
    Detroit Is Eligible For Bankruptcy Protection, Judge Rules
    The largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history took a step forward Tuesday when a judge said the city can go forward with its Chapter 9 bankruptcy case. Now a manager will work to cut pension costs and make deals with creditors. Detroit is $18.5 billion in debt.
  • Political Divisions Contribute To Limited Electricity In Gaza
    After weeks of living with just six hours of electricity a day, residents of the Gaza Strip hope promises of help from Israel and Qatar will materialize quickly. Even if the lights go back on, anger against the broken Palestinian leadership may be hard to extinguish.
  • Work is Underway to Repair the Bonner Bridge
    Crews have begun to repair the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge after it closed Monday due to safety concerns. In the meantime, emergency ferry routes have been…
  • Bipartisan Negotiators Unveil Budget To Avoid January Shutdown
    The deal hammered out by GOP Rep. Paul Ryan and Democratic Sen. Patty Murray would restore $65 billion in sequestration cuts in exchange for cuts elsewhere and additional fees.
  • The Guardian Princesses, created by University of California, Riverside, professor Setsu Shigematsu, are a multi-ethnic group of heroines who each protect a different aspect of nature.
    New Princesses Rescue Girls From A Distressed Damselhood
    The heroes of The Guardian Princess Alliance wait for no Prince Charmings: They battle to save the world from modern environmental threats, like genetically altered crops.
  • High Stakes For Banks As Volcker Rule Is Finalized
    Federal regulators on Tuesday unveil and vote on a final version of the so-called Volcker Rule. It's part of the Dodd-Frank regulatory overhaul and prohibits banks from trading stocks, bonds and derivatives for their own accounts. Defining what the rule covers has taken years of work.
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