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While much of the attention paid to the Senate health bill has been about the public option or financing, there are many lesser-known provisions that would affect consumers, from breast-pumping at work to retiree health benefits.

Is privacy still possible? For a lot of people, the answer is no, as companies collect personal data in ever-increasing volumes. It flows from online sources — everything from gambling sites to dating services. Even some of your medical information is fair game.

After a number of coyote attacks, the city of Laguna Woods changed its gun law to allow pest control professionals to shoot these animals. We will discuss how San Diego is affected and how the community can get involved in preventing these attacks.

To avoid the crowds at Niagara Falls, why not sail the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, or ogle oil refineries in Port Arthur, Texas? In Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures In The World's Most Polluted Places, Andrew Blackwell describes traveling to the world's most contaminated destinations.

Female tears had physiological effects on men who smelled them: It lowered their sexual arousal and decreased testosterone levels, according to a new study. Though study participants didn't notice a particular smell, researchers say there must be a chemical in the tears causing the effects.

The House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing Wednesday examining terrorist recruitment inside the walls of American jails and prisons. Experts say the number of criminals who turn to extremism behind bars is small but worrisome. Civil rights groups argue there's not enough evidence to hold a congressional hearing.

Monkeys don't normally like human music. They prefer silence. But when researchers composed songs reminiscent of monkey vocalizations, the monkeys responded. This raises the philosophical question of what music really is and may bring us closer to writing ditties that appeal exclusively to other species.

Syria may have a dismal economy and few natural resources, but it is right in the center of the Middle East and is critical to U.S. interests. If the regime is seriously weakened or overthrown, it's likely to upset the dynamic of the region, analysts say.

Tijuana's 28th annual book fair kicked off over the weekend. More than four dozen titles will make their debut at the 10 day long event. Authors will read and sign their work.

Free summer concerts are a New York City institution. But this year, one of the city's most prestigious presenters, the New York Philharmonic, canceled its annual concert series for the first time since 1965. Other nonprofit presenters are struggling, too.