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Fulcrum Acoustic engineer Rich Frembes (left) and founder Dave Gunness pose in their workshop. The company produces more than 2,000 speakers a year, often testing and tweaking the units obsessively to meet each client's specific needs.

Small-Town Audio Geeks Bring Big Sounds To The Dance Floor

Fulcrum Acoustic speakers are in some of the hottest clubs in Hollywood, Vegas and Singapore. They're also in Bible-Belt churches and Disney World. Joan Baez uses them for her stage rig. They're made in a tiny enclave outside Boston, by a small team that prides itself on making its work "invisible."

Tatyana McFadden has won medals at the Paralympic Games in 2004 and 2008. At this year's games in London, she's participating in every wheelchair race from the 100-meter sprint to the marathon.

Paralympian's Pursuit Enables Aspiring Athletes

Champion wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden's fight to compete alongside able-bodied athletes opened up civil rights laws providing more opportunities for her sister and other disabled athletes. The sisters will compete against each other at the Paralympic Games in London.

Detroit native Mitt Romney greets supporters with wife Ann in Novi, Mich., after squeaking out a win in Tuesday's primary. He also won Arizona.

Romney Wins Michigan Primary In Close Contest

Mitt Romney has won Arizona and, in a close race, his home state of Michigan. But the narrow win there over Rick Santorum may do little to help Romney's chances in upcoming primary states where his poll numbers have already been weak.

President Obama addresses a joint session of Congress while delivering his State of the Union speech in 2011. During his first two years in office, Obama used big Democratic majorities in Congress to muscle through major legislation, but since the 2010 midterm elections, he's increasingly been stymied by a wall of GOP opposition.

Obama And Congress: Bipartisanship Talk Met Reality

When President Obama first campaigned for the office he now holds, he promised to change the tone in Washington. But the tone has only gotten nastier. And after using Democratic majorities in Congress to muscle through major legislation, he's increasingly been stymied by a wall of GOP opposition.

Balance Of Power At Stake In High Court Case

At issue in the Supreme Court on Monday is whether the president's power to make temporary appointments during the Senate recess can be curtailed by the use of pro forma Senate sessions during which no business is conducted.

In recent years, public pension funds have been dramatically increasing their investments in hedge funds.

Some Public Pension Funds Making Big Bets On Hedge Funds

States and cities have been investing billions of pension money dollars in hedge funds. That's costing a lot of money in fees, and experts say the pensions don't have much to show for it.

The Hutte is the lone restaurant in Helvetia, W.Va. It's also where the feasting begins on Fasnacht.

Swiss Village + West Virginia + Mardi Gras Feast = Fasnacht

Isolated in the West Virginia wilderness, the tiny town of Helvetia clings to its distinctly Swiss character and foodways. It all culminates with a pre-Lenten festival where food takes center stage.

The Ayalet HaShahar synagogue in the West Bank settlement of Giv'at Ze'ev was built in the late 1990s. After years of legal battles, Israel's highest court ruled the synagogue, built on privately owned Palestinian land, had to be taken down. A new, temporary synagogue went up overnight, just a block away.

In The West Bank, A Synagogue Comes Down

In a case that lasted years, Israel's highest court ordered removal of a synagogue built on Palestinian land. But the case was complicated by the government's $1.3 million payout to Jewish settlers.

WaterAid's video — "If Men Had Periods" — was one of three Golden Radiator winners this year.

Radiator Awards Salute 'Manpons,' Freezing Norwegians, Sad Babies

The Rusty Radiator and Golden Radiator awards honor the worst and best of fundraising videos. Take a look at this year's losers and winners.

Facing perjury charges and with her legal license suspended, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is due in court Thursday to discuss her claim that a judge leaked grand jury information.

Porn, Emails And Criminal Charges: Scandal Embroils Pennsylvania's Legal Community

A Pennsylvania judge calls Attorney General Kathleen Kane's tenure a "legal and institutional nightmare." But Kane says her critics are most upset about a chain of offensive emails she uncovered.

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