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Critics have long derided the world's biggest cities as disorderly, overcrowded and polluted. But in recent years, as the planet's population continues to rise past seven billion and more and more people flock to urban areas, some now argue that cities may hold the key to sustainable growth.

The home of Volkswagen -- Wolfsburg, Germany -- hopes to change its reputation as a featureless factory town. London-based architect Zaha Hadid has contributed the Phaeno Science Center, seen as a revolution in building design.

Faisal Shahzad was charged Tuesday with terrorism in the botched attempt to detonate an explosives-packed SUV in New York's Time Square. Although he told investigators that he acted on his own, court papers stated that Shahzad also said he had recently received training in Pakistan.

The Department of Homeland Security has ordered airlines to check the federal "no fly" list more quickly to close a loophole that nearly allowed the man accused of plotting to bomb New York's Times Square to flee the country.

"America & the Pill: A History of Promise, Peril, and Liberation," a new book by Elaine Tyler May, marks the 50th anniversary of the development of 'The Pill'. This history of how the birth control pill has affected Americans since its inception in 1960 explores everything from population control to Playboy, libido to liberation.

The Phoenix Mars Lander has safely landed on the Red Planet. But getting there is only half the battle. The probe landed in Mars' northern polar region, an area believed to hold a reservoir of ice beneath the surface.

Family members of Annie Le, the Yale University doctoral student found murdered on what was to be her wedding day, said they'll always remember the beaming smile and fun-loving spirit of the brilliant woman who hoped to change the world through her medical research. About 600 mourners attended Saturday's funeral in California.

New York plans to offer $14,600 in housing subsidies to lure math, science and special-education teachers to the city. It's the latest tool that several public school districts -- in this case the nation's largest -- hope will attract good teachers to expensive housing markets.

Robert C. Byrd, the longest-serving senator in U.S. History died Monday. He was 92. Byrd was best known for his ardent defense of both the U.S. Constitution his love of Senate history.

The warning was ominous, its predictions dire: Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling Hawaii and other Pacific islands that a killer wave was heading their way with terrifying force and that "urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property."