French actors on stage during a rehearsal of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night last November at the Theatre de la Criee in Marseilles. British scholar Brean Hammond says he has linked a play to the Bard that was once dismissed as a fake. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

DNA analysis showed that most dogs share genetic markers with Middle Eastern gray wolves, like this one photographed in Israel. Courtesy of Nadav Perez hide caption

Abdulgamid Ashimov is the head of Sulak. He once pleaded with Russian security forces to keep their raids out of the village. David Greene/NPR hide caption

Bahujan Samaj Party leader and Uttar Pradesh state Chief Minister Mayawati waves to supporters after being presented a garland made of currency notes, allegedly amounting to the equivalent of $36,735, Wednesday at the party office in Lucknow, India. Mayawati has come under criticism in the past few days for accepting a similar garland, allegedly of a higher value, at a rally Monday. Ajay Kumar Singh/AP hide caption

Kansas guard Sherron Collins (4) drives past Kansas State guard Jacob Pullen during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big 12 tournament Saturday in Kansas City, Mo. Ed Zurga/AP hide caption

Current law punishes people who possess crack, which is much cheaper than powder, 100 times more heavily than people who possess powder cocaine. AP hide caption

Sebastian Faulks, a former journalist and now an award-winning novelist, is the author of nine books, including a new James Bond thriller, Devil May Care. His latest, A Week in December, is about seven days in the lives of seven Londoners. Deborah Feingold hide caption