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Tales of a Working Mother: Over the River and on the I-5 to the 101 or However You Got to Grandma's

For the past three years, soldier suicides have been on the rise. Pvt. 1st Class Jason Scheuerman committed suicide in Iraq in 2005. It took his father nearly two years, and several Freedom of Information Act requests, to figure out what went wrong.

Up to 50 people are dead after a mob torched a Kenyan church in a fourth day of ethnic violence that erupted after the disputed presidential election.

Father A.J. Cote, a Dominican friar, was sued two years ago for allegedly abusing a minor. Depositions in the case reveal the Dominicans operate under a system where warning signs can go undetected and a problem priest can find refuge in new assignments for years.

The Mingyong glacier is melting as temperatures rise on the Tibetan plateau, an area scientists say is warming almost twice as fast as the rest of China. Climate shifts are changing the lives of the villagers there and threatening their futures.

Last September, 17 Iraqis died in a controversial shooting involving the security firm Blackwater USA. Several Iraqis involved in the incident have sued in U.S. courts. They recall that day in videotaped testimonies, and their accounts differ from Blackwater's.

Young Iraqis have grown up in the shadow of war. Many have lost their parents and are now losing their childhoods, with some girls even turning to prostitution. Rhagad, 13, is still in school, but she's on the verge of giving in to the men who call out to her on the street.

As Iraqi refugees begin to return to Baghdad and other cities, some are finding their homes occupied. The Iraqi government has not yet devised a plan to resolve the disputes. That means local community leaders and U.S. troops end up trying to find solutions themselves.

Saoirse Ronan as young Briony (Focus Features) A quick succession of events that Briony is too young to fully comprehend, lead her to accuse Robbie of a…

Democratic presidential candidates clashed over Iran and called for a tougher stance on China in a radio debate in Iowa Tuesday, broadcast by NPR and Iowa Public Radio. The forum comes just one month before the Iowa caucuses, as polls show a tight three-way race.