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Archaeologists using DNA testing say they have identified a mummy discovered more than a century ago as Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt's most powerful female pharaoh.

The turmoil in the financial markets has pushed mortgage rates close to the lowest levels on record. But many Americans can't qualify for refinancing, and analysts say the government needs to step in to help.

Donna Cooper and her family were lost for three days in Death Valley. Now, a ranger wants to prevent cases like hers by going to the root of the problem.

Gary Younge believes that identity itself is harmless, but the ways people choose to use it can hurt. In his new book, Who Are We — And Should it Matter in the Twenty-First Century? Younge explores the ways people identify one another and how those identities affect our lives.

Gertrude Stein, doyenne of American letters, is the center of two exhibitions in San Francisco.

Morris Kaunda Michael was five-years-old when his family fled war-torn Sudan for a refugee camp in Kenya. He braved the camp, came to the U.S. and got accepted at Columbia University. Michael, who recently completed his degree in biomedical engineering, shares his journey from refugee to graduate.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is asking Congress for another $222 million to properly police financial markets next year — an increase of more than 15 percent over its current budget. Without the added funding, could the agency miss the next Bernie Madoff?

Just back from a performance at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee, local band Joel P. West and the Tree Ring perform in the These Days studio and talk about their music. We have video!

A Changed Man?

Consider it the most extreme hands-free call you can make.