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Are We Reading Less Because of the Web?

As the owner or guarantor on a third of the nation's home loans, Fannie Mae has to take over, renovate and sell a growing number of properties. Selling in a down market like this one is not a prospect that appeals to many homeowners. But what about unloading nearly 65,000 of them?

Drag Me to Hell Wins Over KPBS Teen Critic

As the world looks around anxiously for an alternative to oil, energy sources such as biofuels, solar, and nuclear seem like they could be the magic ticket. Commentator Michael Grunwald says they're not.

Tunisian and Egyptian political activists used Facebook and Twitter to organize protests and publicize breaking news. Harvard's Jillian York discusses the use of social media platforms for digital activism, and cases in which governments have blocked the services or compromised user privacy.

American experts are at work in Beijing's Forbidden City, helping tp preserve a long-neglected treasure: the elaborate private retreat of the 18th century Chinese emperor Qianlong.

Dell is shutting down a manufacturing plant in Limerick, Ireland, over the next year. It plans to move 1,900 jobs to a new plant in Poland. The closure is a shock to the western Irish city where Dell was the main employer.

Now that House Republicans have voted to repeal President Obama's health care law— a largely symbolic act — their real work begins: trying to replace the law with what House Majority Leader Eric Cantor calls a "better alternative." Here's a look at what provisions may be on the table.

San Diego Film Critics Name Best of Year

The White House says the United States does not torture. That was the response to a report in The New York Times citing Justice Department memos clearing painful interrogation of terror suspects. The memos will likely make confirmation more difficult for the Attorney General nominee.