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San Diego Geneticist Bruce Beutler Wins Nobel Prize

A geneticist at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla won the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine today, along with two other scientists.

Made of glazed stoneware, Dora De Lario's <em>Mother and Child</em> (1968) is part of a collection of works that reflect on the history of Mexican-American artists in Southern California.

Pacific Standard Time: An L.A. Art Story

The story of America's rise on the global art scene has mostly taken place in New York — but now Los Angeles wants in on the narrative. Pacific Standard Time is an unprecedented artistic collaboration with one grand theme in mind: the birth of the L.A. art scene from 1945 to 1980.

Penetrator bombs, commonly known as bunker busters, are stored on pallets at an ammunition plant in McAlester, Okla., in 2002. The U.S. sold 55 bunker busters to Israel in 2009, according to a recent <em>Newsweek</em> report.

Sale Of U.S. Bombs To Israel Raises Questions

The U.S. sold bunker buster bombs to Israel in 2009, a recent report details. No U.S. officials have talked openly about why the bunker busters were provided to Israel but speculation falls most heavily on the Iranian nuclear program.

Marion Prison in Illinois, where one of the CMUs is located.

Five More High-Profile Inmates Sent To 'Guantanamo North' Prison Units

At the special communications management units (CMUs), their conversations are monitored 24 hours a day.

More than half of Americans are at risk of not having enough money for basic expenses in retirement, experts say.

Saving For Retirement: How Much Do You Need?

The amount can be confusing and depressing, so many Americans never calculate it. Experts offer their formulas, and say you'll be far happier later if you pinch pennies now.

Anita Perry is increasingly stepping out from behind her husband, Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Wednesday she'll campaign solo in Iowa. Here they greeted supporters together during a rally on Sept. 8 in Newport Beach, Calif.

As Anita Perry Hits Campaign Trail, Five Things You Should Know

When Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced plans to run for president, his wife, Anita, urged him to get out of his "comfort zone." As she hits the trail in Iowa this week, we offer a brief look at her time as a nurse and advocate in the Lone Star State.

A "sale pending" sign outside a home in Bath, Maine, in July.

Home Prices Edged Up In July, Report Says

But the housing sector is "still far from a sustained recovery," according to economists who produce the widely watched S&P/Case-Shiller index.

Border Business: Mexico's Maquiladoras Strong In Tough Economy

In 1965, U.S. companies helped start Mexico's manufacturing boom that later paved the way for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In the first of a multimedia series, we look at the industry that is now responsible for about half of all Mexican exports.

A group of semi-nomadic Irish known as the Irish Travellers face eviction from Dale Farm, land they've lived on outside London for a decade.

Irish Nomads Fight To Save Decade-Long Home

A group of semi-nomadic Irish known as Travellers has been ordered to leave the former scrap yard east of London where they've been living. On Monday a judge will rule on their plea to remain on land that's been their home for a decade.

Gulf War Vets Have Abnormal Brain Blood Flow, Study Says

Veterans who fought in the Persian Gulf War and suffer from Gulf War illness have abnormal blood flow in their brains, according to to a new study. And it looks like the brain damage caused by Gulf War illness gets worse over time.

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