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Doctors used to make their diagnoses based partly on the patient's history and a physical exam, but with the increasing use of high-tech medical tests, some doctors worry that the art of the medical exam is being lost.

Western military officials in Afghanistan acknowledge they are having a "tough time" battling the Taliban and Islamist insurgents. One Western military spokesman says disillusionment with the coalition effort among the local population is growing.

Imran Khan, who led Pakistan to its only World Cup Championship in 1992, aspires to be the country's prime minister. He's been in politics for years with limited success, but is now drawing big crowds.

Host Scott Simon talks with artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel about his new movie, Miral. The drama is centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl, who grows up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war. Schnabel also directed Before Night Falls and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

Some politicians are promoting "no-till farming" as a way to fight climate change. The idea? When crops are planted without tilling, the soil holds carbon that would otherwise end up in the atmosphere. But some scientists think no-till may not be better at storing carbon than conventional farming.

The cable giant now offers Internet access to low-income families for $9.95 per month. Stipulated by its merger with NBCUniversal, the effort is meant to help children access resources they need for school. But families need more than cheap Internet access to bridge the digital divide, experts say.

The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a massive sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart on behalf of female employees in a decision that makes it harder to mount large-scale bias claims against the biggest U.S. companies.

Since 2001, more than 1.9 million sons and daughters have been deployed to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. For many young veterans, homecoming can be a time of mixed emotions and changing family dynamics after a life-changing experience at war.

R. Crumb, the bespectacled, gray-bearded artist who is regarded around the world as granddaddy of underground comics, has taken on what might be his biggest subject ever: the first book of the Bible.

Officials from San Diego State University, including President Stephen L. Weber, thanked the city for cleanup efforts that made it possible to hold December's Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium.