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  • A Yemeni child receives a polio vaccine in the capital city of Sanaa. The Yemen government launched an immunization campaign last month in response to the polio outbreak in neighboring Somalia.
    Polio Eradication Suffers A Setback As Somali Outbreak Worsens
    Somalia now has the dubious distinction of having the worst polio outbreak in the world. The country had been polio-free since 2007. If this outbreak gains a foothold, health workers fear it could spread into the Middle East.
  • British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans to block Internet porn by default on all British computers.
    U.K. Cracking Down On Porn, Blocking It Unless Users Opt In
    The British prime minister says a plan to outlaw "violent" porn and block certain search terms is designed to protect children. Will a crackdown result in less child abuse?
  • Saltaire is one of the vacation villages on New York's Fire Island where Verizon has replaced copper landlines with home wireless connections.
    Residents Forced To Live Without Landlines
    Verizon has taken the first step to replace copper lines with a home cellular connection in coastal areas hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. But many customers don't like the new phone connection, saying the new technology is inferior to traditional landlines.
  • Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano, seen here testifying on Capitol Hill in February, announced her retirement earlier this month. As many as 15 other posts at DHS are now vacant or soon will be.
    Lack Of Leaders Puts Strain On Homeland Security Department
    Fifteen top posts at the Department of Homeland Security, including retiring Secretary Janet Napolitano's position, are now vacant or soon will be. Many are being filled on a temporary basis, and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle want the Obama administration to get busy filling those jobs, too.
  • More than 120 manatees have died in Florida's Indian River Lagoon in the past year.
    With Murky Water And Manatee Deaths, Lagoon Languishes
    Florida's Indian River lagoon is a rich estuary, home to dolphins, manatees and turtles. But in recent months, it has become clear that something is wrong. Scientists and government officials blame water discharges from Lake Okeechobee and an upswing in pollution.
  • The Supreme Court opens its new term this week.
    Despite Shutdown, Supreme Court Opens Its Doors For New Term
    The docket this year has nothing quite as riveting as last year's same-sex marriage cases, or the challenge to President Obama's health care overhaul from the term before. But once again, the court is facing hot-button social issues and questions of presidential and congressional power.
  • A crude oil storage tank lies on its side in floodwaters along the South Platte River, in Weld County, Colo., on Sept. 17. Hundreds of natural gas and oil wells along with pipelines are shut down by flooding, as state and federal inspectors gauge the damage and look for potential contamination from inundated oil fields.
    In Wake Of Colo. Floods, A Scramble To Clean Up Spilled Oil
    Colorado flooding has prompted an unprecedented challenge for the state's oil and gas industry. The practice of hydraulic fracturing is widespread along the state's Eastern Plains, but overflowing rivers have swept away equipment and caused more than 37,000 gallons of oil to spill into or near rivers.
  • Properties in the suburb of Goodna, Australia, in the far south-western outskirts of Brisbane, are seen inundated by flood waters Tuesday.
    Photos: Record-breaking floods devastate eastern Australia
    Thousands have been ordered to evacuate as the southeast coast of Australia experiences the worst flood in decades.
  • Melvin Blackman is a retired teacher who taught a young Notorious B.I.G in preschool. Mr. Blackman stands on St. James Pl. the block Biggie grew up on in his childhood.
    Notorious B.I.G. Is Forever Synonymous With Brooklyn
    Today marks the 25th anniversary of the death of rapper Christopher Wallace, the Notorious B.I.G. His rhymes were hugely influential and resonate, especially with those in his hometown of Brooklyn.
  • Back to work? Bingo! Take these cards with you and make the losers clean the fridge
    Did your plants die? Bingo! Did your gym clothes get moldy? Bingo! Did you fail to recognize that mask-wearing person who just talked to you? Bingo!
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