U.S. Border Patrol agents patrol along the border fence between Arizona and Mexico, July 28, 2010. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Outspoken Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei (shown inside his compound on the outskirts of Beijing) was detained by the government for nearly three months. Now, the government says he owes $2.4 million in taxes and fines. Supporters are sending him money, raising nearly $1 million so far. Frank Langfitt/NPR hide caption

Herman Cain speaks at a press conference Tuesday in Scottsdale, Ariz., to rebut charges of sexual harassment. Eric Thayer/Getty Images hide caption

Ken Parks, head of Spotify's New York office: "With a streaming service like Spotify that gives you access to everything in the world instantaneously, those distinctions between ownership and access tend to disappear."

Heavy D (second from left) and The Boyz, circa 1990. Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption

Wife Deborah Bryant waits as Mississippi Governor-elect Phil Bryant thanks a supporter Tuesday at a victory party. Bryant supported a controversial amendment to the state's constitution on "personhood." Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption

A section of the fusion machine being tested at General Fusion's facility outside of Vancouver, British Columbia. General Fusion is hoping to implement a long-shot strategy that could produce fusion energy in the next few years. Brett Beadle for NPR hide caption

French State Minister for Foreign Trade Pierre Lellouche (center) led a delegation of French business leaders to Tripoli in October. European and Turkish companies have been active in pursuing contracts with the new Libyan government. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Last month, Tyra Banks and the national Get Schooled Foundation visited 400 students in the Bronx in New York City. Banks is one of several celebrities who record messages encouraging kids to go to school. And Seattle is one of the latest cities to try it out — Mayor Mike McGinn's office is spending nearly $50,000 to coordinate and implement the effort. Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images hide caption