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Breast cancer has a pink ribbon — and a lot of money and awareness as a result. Diabetes affects far more people, but it's a disease that still gets lost in the shuffle. Advocates say uniting behind the color blue would give diabetes patients much needed support and acceptance.

After allegations of child sexual assault at Penn State, many wonder why more people didn't see warning signs. Former FBI profiler Mary Ellen O'Toole says many predators spend years grooming victims and parents and gaining their trust. O'Toole and forensic psychiatrist Dr. Harold Bursztajn explain.

What happens to a house when a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old get a hold of a 5-pound bag of flour?

Over the course of the 20th century, everyone from John Wayne to Superman told Americans to buy savings bonds. But these days, fewer and fewer people are buying them. Starting this January, banks will stop selling them.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has promised to take a hard line against China on trade issues. He's not alone. In 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama made a similar threat. But, experts say, there's a big gap between confrontational campaign rhetoric and action.

Some auto executives say customers may not be ready for hybrids yet, but now it's time for the car companies to lead them there. For companies to meet new rules that will nearly double average fuel economy by 2025, hybrids will have to play a much bigger role than they do now.

John Timmons recently closed ear X-tacy, a record store he'd owned for 26 years. "People have priorities, and music is just not a top priority right now. That's what's really taken its toll on us," he says. Now, Timmons has to figure out what to do with the rest of his life.

As Egyptian protesters continue battles with police and troops in Cairo, the casualty figures are rising steadily. Many of the wounded are being treated in makeshift clinics on Tahrir Square. Protestors say they will not stop until they've driven the ruling military council from power as they did Hosni Mubarak in February.

Lawmakers have spent much of this year struggling to reach a deal that could get budget deficits under control. But the problem has been developing for at least a decade. In 2000, there was a $200 billion surplus.

Federal regulators have announced a nationwide review of foreclosures by the country's largest banks. The goal is to reach homeowners who've been treated unfairly, or who lost their house when they shouldn't have. Anyone in any stage of foreclosure during 2009 and 2010 is eligible for the review.