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Brian Williams and Jon Stewart backstage at "The New York Comedy Festival And The Bob Woodruff Foundation Present: The 7th Annual Stand Up For Heroes" event at Madison Square Garden in Nov. 2013.

What Matters More To America: The Brian Williams Debacle, Or Jon Stewart's Departure?

A new online survey shows only 27 percent of Americans can identify the NBC Nightly News anchor from his photograph.

Performance photo from San Diego Ballet's "Nutcracker."

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Do you see what I see? That's the question Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield asks about this image he took from the International Space Station.

An Astronaut Asks: What Does This Cloud Look Like?

The image comes from Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who gained fans last year when he tweeted photos and messages about his stint on the International Space Station.

Journalists work outside the Ecuadorian embassy where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been holed up since 2012. A UN panel says he deserves compensation for being arbitrarily detained.

Julian Assange Is Being Arbitrarily Held And Should Be Freed, U.N. Group Says

The British government disputes the ruling and said it changes nothing — adding that the WikiLeaks founder will be arrested if he leaves the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

Reporter Glenn Greenwald speaks to reporters in Hong Kong on June 10, 2013, just days after publishing a series of reports about the NSA's mass surveillance programs.

Greenwald On NSA Leaks: 'We've Erred On The Side Of Excess Caution'

Journalist Glenn Greenwald says he and his team weighed the public's interest against the potential harm to innocent people when deciding how many of Edward Snowden's leaked documents to make public.

Greenwald On NSA Leaks: 'We've Erred On The Side Of Excess Caution'

Journalist Glenn Greenwald says he and his team weighed the public's interest against the potential harm to innocent people when deciding how much of Edward Snowden's leaked documents to make public.

A South Korean student looks Dec. 23 at a diagram at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, that depicts how the cyberwarfare will be waged in the future in the Korean Peninsula.

Doubts Persist On U.S. Claims On North Korean Role In Sony Hack

Some cybersecurity researchers continue to voice skepticism about the FBI's claim that North Korea was behind the attack on Sony Pictures. That's not unusual in a crime that often uses misdirection.

Majd kept a journal about a time in her life when she was torn between getting married or going to school.

Diary Of A Saudi Girl: Karate Lover, Science Nerd ... Bride?

For two years, Majd Abdulghani kept a journal during a crossroads in her life: Should she get married or keep studying? Or can she do both?

Han Seohee (right) and fellow North Korean defectors Lee Gwang-sung (left) and Hwang Soyeon (center) are regulars on <em>Moranbong Club</em>, a South Korean talk show featuring North Korean defectors. "There's a lot of prejudice toward North Korean defectors in South Korea," Han says. "So I wanted to show South Koreans that we're living here and trying the best we can."

South Korea's Newest TV Stars Are North Korean Defectors

North Korean defectors star on talk shows, dating shows and compete in campy challenges. They're giving South Koreans an unprecedented glimpse of the North's experience. But it's not the full picture.

Google Says West Should Press China On Censorship

Google's top attorney, David Drummond, described China's censorship of the Internet as an unfair barrier to free trade and said the U.S. and European governments should defend the flow of information the same way they do products.

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