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  • What, me worry?
    If The Fed Loses Money, It Can Just Print More
    A snake-eating-its-tail thing happens when you think certain thoughts about money and the Federal Reserve.
  • French composer Francis Poulenc (photographed in 1960 in New York) is famous for his music and his many contradictions.
    A Little Part Of Poulenc In All Of Us
    Poulenc wrote music that popped like corks from Champagne, dizzy with the sounds of Parisian music halls and jazz. Yet he also channeled great emotional depth and spirituality.
  • A concealed handgun permit holder waits to enter the General Assembly building in Richmond, Va., on Jan. 21. Known as "gun lobby day," crowds of gun owners visited the capital to argue in favor of gun rights. Most states in the U.S. allow people to openly carry guns in certain public places.
    Unconcealed Guns Can Unsettle, But They're Often Legal
    Openly carrying a weapon is legal almost anywhere in Virginia, but shoppers and police were still alarmed when a man walked into a Charlottesville store Sunday carrying a loaded rifle. He broke no laws, but he did trigger a debate about carrying unconcealed firearms, something currently legal in 44 states.
  • Middle-Aged Breadwinners Become Part Of The 'Sandwich Generation'
    As more grown children cannot find jobs and aging parents aren't working, the generation in the middle is faced with financial responsibility for both groups, a Pew study finds.
  • Super Bowl Week Injury Report — Wednesday
    The NFL has released this week's first injury reports for both the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. The teams practiced for the first time today…
  • President Obama shakes hands with his nominee to head the Defense Department, former Sen. Chuck Hagel, at the White House on Jan. 7. John Brennan, Obama's choice for director of the CIA, looks on.
    Cabinet Picks Show A Shift In How U.S. Wages War
    The White House has emphasized that incoming Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel — both Vietnam veterans — understand the full cost of war. President Obama says that makes them the right choice for their jobs, as the U.S. moves away from big wars to a targeted approach.
  • A Boeing 787 under construction inside a production facility at a Boeing plant in Everett, Wash., last year.
    Boeing Contract Offer Could Prompt Engineers Strike
    Boeing is scrambling to figure out why two batteries malfunctioned on its 787, causing officials to ground the airplane this month. And at a time when Boeing most needs its skilled engineers, they're weighing a possible strike. Union leaders are considering the company's final contract offer Thursday.
  • Gun Hearing Airs Issues, Disagreements On Solutions
    More than 200 people crowded into a Senate building on Wednesday for the first hearing on gun violence since the tragic shootings at a Connecticut elementary school. Lawmakers have proposed any number of new regulations — from banning assault rifles to closing loopholes in the background check system.
  • German Company's Giant Cookie Goes Missing
    The kidnapper sent a ransom note: "I have the biscuit!" It demanded the company donate cookies to children in a local hospital, and the reward to an animal shelter. It was signed: Cookie Monster.
  • Shooting Death Of Chicago Teen Ignites Outrage, Enters National Gun Debate
    Fifteen-year-old Hadiya Pendleton was shot and killed less than a mile from President Obama's home in Chicago. A week before, she and others in her school's band had been in Washington during the inaugural festivities. Now, her death is part of the discussion about gun laws.
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