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This year has been called the toughest ever for high school graduates seeking admission into selective colleges. The result is a lot of super-achieving students are ending up at their "safety" schools.

The Orphanage

The controversy over President Obama's planned appearance Sunday at the University of Notre Dame has highlighted the national divide over abortion. The visit to the Catholic school has provided a rallying point for the religious right — and spurred soul-searching on campus.

Tales of A Working Mother: Say a Little Prayer for Me

Despite the toll it can take, schistosomiasis is not an international health priority. The waterborne disease eats away at the intestines, causing bleeding and anemia. One doctor hopes the results of her research in Nigeria will persuade authorities to provide money for medicine.

Peter Morgan's play "Frost/Nixon" premiered in London in 2006 and in what seems like a miraculously short turnaround, "Frost/Nixon" (opening December 12 in select theaters) now arrives on the big screen. The film version also turns to the original stage actors Michael Sheen and Frank Langella (who won the Tony for his performance) to reprise their roles as the British talk show host and former president. Morgan based his play and the screenplay on the series of televised interviews that former President Richard Nixon granted David Frost in 1977. The interviews famously ended with a tacit admission of guilt regarding his role in the Watergate scandal.

Will Eisner's

Overwhelming support in the nation's least populated counties was key to Republican victories in the last two presidential elections. But a new bipartisan survey indicates rural voters are not so reliably Republican in 2008.

Starbucks closes a coffeehouse in China's former imperial palace, ending a presence that sparked protests by Chinese critics who say it damaged a key historical site. The controversy over Starbucks at Beijing's 587-year-old Forbidden City highlights Chinese sensitivity about cultural symbols and unease over an influx of foreign pop culture.

Before he became Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was seen as a strict policeman of Roman Catholic doctrine. Many who study him feel he has softened during the past three years.