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<p>The price of gasoline stood at $3.17 earlier this week in Wakefield, Mass. That's more than 20 cents less than the national average for regular gas.</p>

Under A Barrel: What Happened To Rising Gas Prices?

Some commodities analysts were warning earlier this year that gasoline could hit $6 a gallon by the end of the summer. Instead, the national average has fallen steadily since May. Experts say the drop is due to three main factors.

How His Life Was Hacked In The Cloud

It only took an hour for Mat Honan's digital life to be destroyed. First, his Google account was taken over and deleted, then his Twitter feed was used to broadcast a racist and homophobic tirade. Then hackers erased all the data on his iPhone, iPad and MacBook. He lost all the photos of his one-year-old daughter.

Turbulence Hits Military Airport Screening Program

A government program that was suppose to help members of the U.S. military get through airport security screening more quickly was due to be implemented in the busiest national airports by now - but so far, it's only available in two.

Five years after suing <em>Newsweek,</em> Lynn Povich became the magazine's first female senior editor. Povich writes that her then-colleague Oz Elliott (right) was one of the first to say, "God, weren't we awful?"

Tina Brown's Must Reads: The Modern Woman

The Daily Beast and Newsweek editor explores the changing role of women with recommendations that cover a groundbreaking gender discrimination lawsuit against Newsweek, a stay-at-home wife's rise through the professional ranks and the meaning behind a mother's profile picture.

L to R: Dorothy Woods, wife of Ty Woods, Kate Quigley, sister of Glen Doherty, Greg Doherty, brother of Greg Doherty, and Bruce Bailey, president of the Mt. Soledad Memorial Association. Photo Credit: Michelle Mowad

Navy SEALS Killed in Benghazi Honored at Mt. Soledad Memorial Day Celebration

Navy SEALS Tyrone Woods, of Imperial Beach, and Glen Doherty, of Encinitas, were given memorial plaques at Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in La Jolla on Monday.

Women's moods can change based on the phases of their menstrual cycle. But does that mean they have a psychiatric disorder?

Should Severe Premenstrual Symptoms Be A Mental Disorder?

Earlier this year premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD, became a recognized mental disorder. But not everyone is convinced that's a good idea. Some researchers worry that medicalizing this unrelenting form of PMS could be used against women, even though only a small percentage of women meet the criteria.

Bruce Springsteen performing in November at Madison Square Garden.

A Long Road To 'High Hopes': An Interview With Bruce Springsteen

In a one-hour-plus interview with NPR Music's Ann Powers, The Boss talks about his latest album, says the current version of the E Street Band is "the best it's ever been" and shares lessons he learned from his musical heroes as well as playlists full of new music.

Minor Drug Busts At Border Checkpoint Breaking Texas County’s Budget

A jump in small-time federal drug seizures at a U.S.-Mexico border checkpoint has left a Texas county struggling to pay for prosecution.

Johnita Ellerby, a single mother of four, is studying social work while working full time.

At The Economy's Bottom Rungs, Striving To Climb Up

As the presidential campaign has unfolded, the candidates have traded polemics about wealth, class warfare, taxes, dependency and the role of government.

While equal rights occupy a large part of the debate over same-sex marriage, federal taxes are also a concern for gay couples. Experts say repealing the Defense of Marriage Act will affect some same-sex couples when they file their taxes.

High Court's Decision On Federal Marriage Law Has Tax Implications

How the Supreme Court decides the Defense of Marriage Act could mean changes for how same-sex couples file taxes. But experts say checking off the "married" box on tax forms will be a mixed bag for some gay couples.

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