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Mayor Kevin Faulconer and the City Council declared Tuesday Lorraine Hutchinson Day to honor the deputy fire chief who is a breast cancer survivor. She is retiring after 25 years with the department.

Whenever artist Vanessa German worked on her porch, kids asked if they could help. Now, in a neighborhood struggling with poverty and crime, she's created a place where they can make art of their own.

President Obama has rejected the survival plans of both GM and Chrysler, saying they don't go far enough. On Monday, he demanded more changes at the two big American automakers. He also raised the specter of bankruptcy.

The San Diego-based USS Rentz rescued the crew of a fishing vessel that had been stranded off the coast of Ecuador for 10 days. The men aboard the boat were nearly out of food and surviving on bananas when the Rentz found them.

Greenland has the world's highest suicide rate. And teen boys are at the highest risk.

"People see you onstage and, yeah, I'd want to be that guy," Springsteen says. "I want to be that guy myself very often."

Melanoma can be a deadly skin cancer, but 10 years ago biologist Jim Allison figured out a way to tweak the body's immune system to go after those malignant cells. Some patients are now cancer-free.

A returned space capsule was opened to reveal frozen gecko remains inside, disappointing scientists. On the bright side, the fruit flies that were aboard made it.

It's not just kombucha and yogurt: Probiotics are now showing up in dozens of packaged foods. But what exactly do these designer foods with friendly flora actually offer — besides a high price tag?

Starvation has been a weapon of war for multiple parties in the conflict. Even in areas not under siege, it's harder for civilians to afford basic food items, with prices dramatically inflated.