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Dozens of women in southwest China have recently been forced into abortions, some late in their pregnancies. It's not the first time a local government has been accused of such an action, but it's surprising because China has relaxed its law that limits each family to one child.

The western wildfire season usually begins to slow down after Labor Day. But not this year. Experts say a combination of dry weather, and other factors, has firefighting resources stretched thin for the immediate future.

What can we learn from babies? New scientific research is showing that babies and young children can help us understand how we learn about love, truth and life.

In Cleveland, an experiment is under way to find new ways to give people purpose and enjoyment as they reach retirement age. But as Americans live longer, views on what retirement means are slow to change.

Thousands of Saddam Hussein's Sunni supporters from his former Baath party may be able to return to jobs in the current Iraqi government. The news comes just a day after the former dictator was sentenced to death.

The Irving Gill-designed Marston House in Balboa Park, which was closed to the public in February, 2009, has re-opened under the operation of Save Our Heritage Organization. We discuss the house, expense of historic preservation, and George Marston's history in San Diego.

Nigerian author Chris Abani's new book, Song for Night, depicts a child soldier's turbulent life while at war. "My Luck" is the main character of his novella set during Liberia's long civil war. My Luck is mute. Abani details the horrors of war and the desperate poverty that are part of a child soldier's life.

The Liberian immigrant population in America continues to carry the burdens of Liberia's bloody civil war of the early 1990s. Activist Jacob Massaquoi speaks about his near-death experiences before he fled Liberia for the United States.

Recent sex abuse scandals in the news are creating a fear of men when it comes to relationships with children, according to Wall Street Journal columnist Jeff Zaslow, who's written on the subject. Zaslow explains why he thinks the perceptions are "over the top."

A series of peaceful protests by Tibetan monks earlier this month erupted into violent clashes with Chinese security forces. Christian Science Monitor reporter Peter Ford and Robert Barnett, a lecturer in Modern Tibetan studies at Columbia University, weigh in on the conflict.