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Microsoft's Bill Gates testifies before Congress about the need to make it easier to hire foreign-born workers. He says the U.S. is losing its position as the global innovation leader due to limits on H1-B visas for these employees.

Nicholas Blanford is the Beirut correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor. His new book, Killing Mr. Lebanon, is about the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Its first act has concluded, but the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will continue to cause dramatic fallout for years to come. The blown oil well Macondo has been covered with cement and was declared "effectively dead" Sunday, but its legal, ecological and economic effects are only just starting.

Investigators looking into the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis are examining, among other things, the unexpectedly large number of cars and trucks using the bridge every day. Forecasting traffic volume is an emerging field, but for now it remains more art, than science.

Tony Gwynn will always rank as a star in San Diego. Khalil Greene, the Padres' rookie shortstop, is a new star. Myrna Loy was a star. Oprah Winfrey is a star. Julia Roberts remains one.

Will we ever know exactly what happened to the Toyota Prius that allegedly sped out of control on a local freeway last week? And, if the findings do show that there was a malfunction in the car, what are the legal ramifications. We speak to experts on car electronics and the law.

One reason often cited for soaring prices is increasing demand for meat and dairy products in China and India, the world's most populous countries. A U.S. economist warns that China could soon become one of the world's biggest grain importers, and China's administration has embraced his message of environmental sustainability.

About 1,750 businesses and organizations spent at least $1.2 billion in 2009 on lobbying teams to work on the health care overhaul and other issues, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis of Senate lobby disclosure documents. It was very likely the most expensive lobbying push ever, one expert says.

In 1993, a small study found that listening to Mozart briefly improved students' ability to perform a very specific spatial reasoning task. A cultural craze ensued, much to the original researcher's surprise.

A world with no siblings is the reality for tens of millions of young urban Chinese, born since the one-child policy was introduced in 1976. Now, they are dealing with unique challenges when it comes to their own relationships and families.