Missouri Lawmakers Override Vetoes On Abortion, Guns
The state is set to expand gun rights and establish a 72-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions after lawmakers overruled vetoes by Gov. Jay Nixon.
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Souls Tumbling In The Light
Every fall, birds head south and, around Sept. 11, New York sends two beams into the sky. When birds and lights collide, that could mean trouble — but New York is surprisingly gentle.
Ozone Levels Bounce Back, Showing First Increase In 35 Years
NASA says that a ban on CFCs enacted in the 1980s has contributed to a 4 percent rebound since 2000 in atmospheric ozone in mid-northern latitudes.
This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain On Music
A new study suggests that learning to play a musical instrument helps improve the brain's ability to process language. That means music lessons could give kids from low-income communities a big boost.
Fijian Peacekeepers Released By Syrian Nusra Front Rebels
The 45 U.N. troops were taken hostage last month on the Syrian-controlled side of the Golan Heights.
The Alibaba Effect: How China's eBay Transformed Village Economics
At first, Sun Han made a staggering 100 percent profit margin on his furniture. Soon everyone in his village was opening a furniture factory — and didn't need to raise pigs anymore.
Nation Remembers 9/11 On 13th Anniversary Of Attacks
President Obama, the first lady and vice president gathered for a moment of silence at the White House. Other ceremonies are scheduled at the Pentagon, in New York and in Shanksville, Pa.
UNESCO Director Concerned About New School Year In Iraq
Irina Bokova, director-general of UNESCO in Paris, calls for international help to protect Iraq's schoolchildren as they return to school.
Fast-Moving Ebola Slows Down Liberia's Economy
Farmers are too frightened to tend their fields. Customers have stopped going to restaurants, bars and other shops. So now people in Liberia's "breadbasket" region are depending on food donations.
Judge In Pistorius Trial Rules Out Murder
South African Judge Thokozile Masipa, who has yet to render her final verdict in the jury-less trial, says the prosecution failed to prove premeditated murder.