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Earthquake In Mexico Hit Churches Hard in Puebla State

The central Mexican town of Cholula is rich in colonial architecture and home to many churches. It's said there are actually 365 — one for every day of the year. But many were damaged by the quake.

Padma Lakshmi: Taste the Nation, From Your Couch

Padma Lakshmi, host of Top Chef discusses the evolution of the American palate. Then, she plays a game where she helps Ophira and Jonathan figure out what to do with the weird foods in their pantries.

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is in the western North Pacific Ocean on March 18. The Navy has recommended reinstatement of the ship's captain who was fired after pleading for help with the coronavirus infection onboard.

Navy Recommends Reinstating Ousted Captain Of USS Roosevelt

Three weeks after Capt. Brett Crozier was relieved of his command of a coronavirus-infected aircraft carrier by a Navy official who has since resigned, top Navy brass want him back on his ship.

Arms Merchants Go To The Pentagon

Former executives from some of the country's biggest military equipment companies are occupying top slots at the Pentagon, their biggest customer. But there's bipartisan pushback.

Scott Pruitt attends a picnic for military families at the White House on July 4, a day before he was forced out of as head of the Environmental Protection Agency for various alleged ethical lapses.

Does Scott Pruitt's Slow Ouster Mean Ethics Laws Are Getting Weaker?

"It's going to take different leadership at the top," said Don Fox, a former acting director of the Office of Government Ethics. "And that means a different occupant in the White House."

State Department To Withhold 37 Pages Of Hillary Clinton Emails

The State Department will not release 37 pages of Clinton emails because they are top secret. The latest turn in the controversy of her private email server comes days before the Iowa caucuses.

The former Miss Pennsylvania, Sheena Monnin.

Was Miss USA Pageant Rigged? Trump Says No, Plans To Sue

Miss USA beauty pageant contestant, Sheena Monnin of Pennsylvania, says the contest was rigged and that she has left the organization because of its immoral behavior. The Miss USA pageant says Monnin has changed her story, and that she first quit because she opposed transgender contestants.

<strong> Come Sail Away:</strong> Retired high school science teacher — and adrenaline junkie — Andy Sajor rides his ice boat on a frozen Lake Champlain in New York. Perfect ice sailing conditions call for cold temperatures, a strong breeze and a thick sheet of ice — but not too much snow.

Sailing On Ice? Yeah, That's A Sport.

Imagine racing over a frozen lake on a wind-powered sled, hitting speeds that top 40 miles an hour. That's what ice sailors all around the world do just about anywhere water freezes. In the U.S., Lake Champlain has emerged as one of the country's best ice sailing venues.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum waves to supporters at his Iowa caucus victory party on Tuesday.

How Rick Santorum's 'Google Problem' Has Endured

Google Rick Santorum's name and one of the top results is a scatological and sexual site called SpreadingSantorum.com. The site is an online prank, staged in 2003 by gay-rights activist Dan Savage to redefine the former senator's name, that has endured thanks to the power of Google's algorithm.

A Plaquemines Parish vehicle rides through rising floodwater behind the levee as Isaac approaches on Tuesday.

Plaquemines Parish President: Damage Is Just As Bad As Katrina

One man said he and his family retreated to the attic of his home because the water had reached the top of the door frame.

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