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After struggling to get food to the Haitian earthquake survivors who need it most, international relief agencies are now using a new distribution system that focuses on giving the food to women. Organizers say previous food handouts were sometimes disrupted by young men pushing their way to the front of the line.

At least one Iraqi bank is offering credit cards, unheard of during the Saddam era, to customers. But Iraq is still very much a cash-based society

A powerful new computer worm apparently is capable of causing power plants or pipelines to blow up. It's a cyber superweapon called Stuxnet. Experts suspect it was designed to disable nuclear facilities in Iran, but could have consequences its creators did not anticipate.

San Diego faces a $1.3 billion unfunded retiree health liability. Do you think the city should have the right to change benefits promised to workers? Why do you think the city has let this problem go on for so long?

Chaohu, a city in eastern China with 4 million people, effectively vanished overnight by administrative order. Many former residents are uneasy with the new reality, and what it means for their future.

These days, if you want to find a fling, a friend or a cheap used sofa, you might check craigslist. But decades before Craig Newmark posted his first list, computer users all over the country were connecting through electronic bulletin boards.

As the combat mission ends in Iraq, 30,000 additional troops are heading to Afghanistan. Comparisons between the two wars are inevitable. Gen. David Petraeus, who commanded U.S. forces in Iraq, brings to Afghanistan many familiar military faces and the strategy of creating local forces to take control of security at the grass-roots level.

Online shopping normally picks up momentum the Monday after Thanksgiving — so-called Cyber Monday. Overall retail sales have been sluggish in this economy, but online sales have continued to climb. Among the best-selling items online: Susan Boyle's new CD, and Zhu Zhu hamsters, which may be the toy of the season.

Last year, the H1N1 flu pandemic forced many Americans to scramble -- sometimes in vain -- to get vaccinated against it. This year, more places are offering flu shots than ever before, and more than a third of U.S. adults are getting their shots in locations other than a doctor's office -- places like grocery stores or even car dealerships.

The much-anticipated, much-feared collapse of retail sales this holiday season did not materialize. Christmas shoppers spent more than expected, but not by much. This year's holiday sales grew, but the pace of growth was slow.