Animals
Runaway Bald Eagle Captured After 3 Days
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Middle East
Syrian Rebels, Secular And Islamist, Both Claim The Future
February 27, 2013 Secular activists launched the uprising in Syria two years ago, but ultraconservative Muslims are becoming a more potent force as the war grinds on. The sides have little in common besides their opposition to President Bashar Assad's government.
Your Money
Americans Earn More Than Their Parents (With A Caveat), Study Says
February 27, 2013 Most Americans are earning more money than their parents, according to a new study from Pew's Economic Mobility Project. But that doesn't tell the whole picture: It often takes two incomes to surpass the one salary that was enough for the younger generation's parents.
Shots - Health News
Younger Women Have Rising Rate Of Advanced Breast Cancer, Study Says
February 27, 2013 Only about 800 women younger than 40 get the kind of breast cancer that has spread to bones or other organs by the time it's diagnosed. But that number tripled in a generation, and scientists are left wondering what's the cause.
Shots - Health News
In Many Families, Exercise Is By Appointment Only
February 27, 2013 Many parents struggle to find the time to get their kids the exercise they need. Hectic lives are often filled with shuttling children from one sports activity to the next. But some parents are trying to make walking and biking part of their daily lives, not something they have to schedule.
Law
Supreme Court Weighs Future Of Voting Rights Act
February 27, 2013 The provision at issue in Wednesday's case before the court applies to parts of the U.S. where discriminatory voting practices were once rampant. The formula that covers those areas hasn't changed since 1975. The crux of the case: whether times have changed so much that Congress violated the Constitution when it reauthorized the law in 2006.
Working Late: Older Americans On The Job
At 85, 'Old-School' Politician Shows No Signs Of Quitting
February 27, 2013 Elected in 1956, Wisconsin state Sen. Fred Risser is the longest-serving state lawmaker in the country. He may not use Facebook, Twitter or email, but he's gotten a lot done over the years. Considered an "institution within an institution" by some, he was just re-elected for another four years.
