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The State of the Union and the Democratic response were full of big ideas. Does the country have the money to pay for them? The Congressional Budget Office took a look at the federal budget.

Judge Reggie Walton says he was once a young man on the brink of a wasted life, getting in trouble with the police, before he focused on getting to college and law school.

Millions of seniors are abused every year in the United States. Often the abuse is financial, not physical. In fact, law enforcement officials say the elderly are especially vulnerable to scam artists

Like soldiers throughout time, former Sgt. John McCary wrote a lot of letters home while fighting in the Iraq War. During his tour of duty, he sent one e-mail to his family that was different from the rest. The letter was included in the book Operation Homecoming.

What if all the men and women on earth suddenly became infertile? Thats the premise of the book

The Children of Men

Experts say it's the only crime that offenders are more likely to repeat with age: sexual abuse. And now, prison wards around the country are filling up with geriatric sex offenders. Laura Sullivan takes an inside look at one Pennsylvania prison.

A blizzard has left parts of Colorado buried under many feet of snow. In some communities, food stores are running out of the basic necessities. Ranchers are worried that livestock will starve and freeze amidst massive snow drifts.

Police across the country are re-examining the policy of surprise searches, called "no-knock" searches, after an elderly woman was killed in Atlanta during one such raid. Critics say the searches give a free pass to violence-prone police departments. Supporters argue that police need this tactic to protect themselves.

A new risk has been linked to popular drugs used by millions of Americans to treat heartburn. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that certain drugs used to control stomach acid may lead to a higher risk of hip fractures in the elderly.