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GM Recall Distrust Trickles Down To Dealers

The General Motors recall puts its dealerships in an uncomfortable spot, having to placate customers as both parties wait for replacement parts to arrive. Brian Bull of WCPN reports that many are reconsidering whether they'll ever buy a GM car again.

Bringing Death To The Shopping Mall: Selling Caskets At The Kiosk

Malls have long been the place to "shop till you drop." In Southern California, Forest Lawn, a funeral industry leader, has made them places to shop before you drop.

S. Korean Community Waits And Prays For Its Missing Students

It's been a week of tragedy for the community of Ansan, an industrial town near Seoul. Many of the high school teenagers who sank with the South Korean ferry last week attended high school there.

SAT preparation books on a bookstore shelf in New York City. The College Board has announced changes in the college entrance exam.

The New SAT: Less Vocabulary, More Linear Equations

The new version of the standardized test for college admissions, set to go into effect in 2016, will do away with obscure vocabulary words and cut multiple choice answer options from five to four.

A sign at the old Kerr-McGee uranium mill site in Grants, N.M., warns of radioactive material. This week, the Justice Department announced a $5 billion settlement against the mining company to pay for the cleanup of toxic sites the company left across the U.S. over a period of more than eight decades.

Feds Hope $5 Billion Settlement A Lesson For Polluters

The Justice Department wants the settlement with mining company Kerr-McGee to send a powerful message: corporations can't shirk their responsibility to clean up the toxic legacies of their operations.

Ryan Budget Almost An Exact Repeat Of Last Year's Proposal

House budget chairman and former vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan released his chamber's version of a 10-year budget plan. It eliminates deficits in 10 years, thanks to a $600 billion tax increase in the fiscal cliff agreement, but would also repeal President Obama's health care law.

Fla. Lieutenant Governor Resigns Amid Probe Of Internet Cafe

In Florida, an investigation into storefront Internet gambling parlors has forced the resignation of Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, who is stepping down because of her involvement with a group called Allied Veterans of the World. The group runs dozens of what it calls "Internet cafes" — storefront operations where people essentially gamble using electronic slot machines.

A man dressed as a medieval East Slavic harlequin distributes blini in St. Petersburg, Russia, during the last day of Maslenitsa in 2009. The festival originated in pagan times as a way to mark the end of winter and beginning of spring. Pancakes known as blinis abound: Their round shape and warmth were meant to symbolize the sun.

It's Russian Mardi Gras: Time For Pancakes, Butter And Fistfights

Across Russia, pancakes and butter abound as the country marks a weeklong celebration before the start of Russian Orthodox Lent. Pagan in origin, Maslenitsa calls for plenty of eating, sledding, merrymaking — and even organized fistfights.

Senate Confirms Brennan As CIA Director

The Senate easily confirmed the nomination of John Brennan as CIA director, that following the dramatics of Sen. Rand Paul, who filibustered against it for nearly 13 hours on Wednesday night. Is this the dawn of a new era of these, old-school, "talking" filibusters? Tamara Keith talks to Audie Cornish.

This still from the alphabetically themed horror anthology <em>The ABCs Of Death</em> is the only one publishable on a website that caters to a broad audience — which says a lot about the tone and content of the 26 short films included.

'ABCs Of Death': Alphabetically Horrific

There are some worthy short horror films among the 26 vignettes that make up The ABCs of Death -- and some serious clunkers, too.

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