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It's time to get eclectic this Culture Lust Weekend. Between Berlin comedy-rockers Die Roten Punkte, dance parties on San Diego's trolleys and strolling the Adams Avenue Street Fair, you'll have your proverbial plate full.

Tourists on a North Carolina vacation destination island were ordered to board the ferries and head for the mainland Wednesday and more evacuations could be on the way as powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe the East Coast.

NATO has suspended some joint operations and training with the Afghan Army and police. While the suspension is temporary, it raises serious questions about the role of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and whether or not Afghans will be ready to take control of their own security in 2014.

The holidays are a time for family and socializing, gift giving and reflecting on the year past and hopes for a prosperous year ahead. And it is a time when many people indulge in sweets! But there

This is the third report in a four-part series on adult education.

Libertarian-minded Tea Party activists have accused leading social conservatives of attempting to appropriate their smaller-government movement to promote the anti-abortion and anti-same-sex marriage agenda.

Libya's rebel forces edged closer to Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, the gateway to the western half of the country. Backed by U.N.-approved international airstrikes, the rebels have regained nearly all the territory they lost in the past week.

In his new book, conductor John Eliot Gardiner searches for clues to uncover what the great composer's life and personality were really like. He finds a man full of contradictions and unfathomable music — even "a great guy to go out and have a beer with."

Colorful, sweet and savory Indian treats are a natural when it's time to celebrate the coming of spring. That's what the Hindu holiday of Holi — or the Festival of Colors — is all about. The day calls for bright curries, sweet and savory rice, a mango cannoli, and a special carrot juice.

Making short-term loans to low-income people is big business. Critics say payday lenders take advantage of desperate people with extremely high rates. But operators say the stores help people get through short-term financial emergencies.