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  • To welcome the Year of the Dragon, China's postal service plans to release commemorative postage stamps featuring the fabled beast. But many customers are finding the image to be a little over the top.
  • For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try a new dish from Domino's. It's essentially pizza with crust made out of chicken.
  • After New York Times top editor Jill Abramson was abruptly dismissed, there's reporting she had confronted her bosses about her pay.
  • Today's 2 p.m. ET vote is to decide who will join House Speaker John Boehner in a top leadership role. While that slot seems decided, the No. 3 spot is up for grabs.
  • Along with his musical partner and onetime wife, Carole King, he wrote such Top 40 hits as "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman."
  • Prohibited by constitutional rules from seeking her country's top post, former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi now becomes Myanmar's foreign minister.
  • Custom-made drones whirred around a glowing track for two days, trying to win the $250,000 prize at the "World Drone Prix." A young man from Britain, known as "Banni UK," piloted his way to the top.
  • Jason Williams’ outsider campaign to reform the top prosecutor’s office in New Orleans was validated by voters Saturday as the defense attorney and…
  • JOHNNY OTIS is a pioneer of rhythm and blues music. He has been a R&B musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his 1945 big band hit "Harlem Nocturne," and his 1958 his record "Willie and Hand Jive," which was in the top ten on R&B charts. Otis is back on the road and in the recording studio now. In January he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in February, he was inducted into the Rhythm &Blues Hall of Fame. His latest CD, "The Black Territory Bands," was nominated for a Grammy in the Big Band category for 1994. Capitol records reissued OTIS's sessions from the 1950's. OTIS has also just written his memoirs, "Upside Your Head! Rhythm and Blues on Central Avenue." (University Press of New England) (REBROADCAST from 11/21/89).
  • Author LORENZO CARCATERRA (Car-CA-terra). He is managing editor of the CBS weekly series "Top Cops." He's written a memoir, "A Safe Place," (Villard Books) about growing up, the son of a violent, loving, murderous, and generous father. They lived in New York's Hell's Kitchen during the 50s and 60s. Lorenzo found out at the age of 14 that his father had murdered his first wife when she threatened to leave him. Lorenzo's father went on to terrorize his second wife, beating her and Lorenzo. Yet his father also could be warm and affectionate, taking Lorenzo to the ballpark, or showering him with kisses. His father would cry at the sound of a beautiful aria, but he could also be extremely violent at even the midest affront to his ego.
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