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An NPR poll finds that just 7 percent of Americans say concussion risks are too great to continue offering football as a high school sport.

Viktor Yanukovych, who announced he was going on sick leave last week, says he will return to work on Monday. But the opposition plans to step up protests.

The silent-film comic was a flop in the 13-minute Making a Living. But only a few days later, he'd introduce his iconic Little Tramp character — and take the first step toward immortality.

In his speech, President Obama painted a fairly rosy picture of the economy, but many Americans say they aren't seeing it. We dig into the president's remarks and compare them to the average American's experience.

A Jordanian woman brought her camel's milk skin-care line — and a biotech startup — to Missouri. Her company is studying how the long-acting antibodies in camel's milk can help clear up acne.

The stage is set for the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, the Russia resort town on the Black Sea. With a few days to go, the scene is still looking raw — from unfinished landscaping to unready hotels.

Many of the world's top diplomats met over the weekend along with defense officials for an annual security conference in Munich, Germany. Top of the agenda were two countries in particular: Ukraine and Iran.

Free media is when you get exposure that's better than advertising. The company sent out some tweets during the Super Bowl but there were a lot of typos. The mistakes gained national attention. The company said it had been tweeting while wearing mittens — products Penney was promoting.

Books published in the 19th and early 20th centuries brought Amanda Moniz back to a food career she thought she had left behind. Inspired by their recipes — and, she says, by their pursuit of independence through cooking and writing — the former pastry chef sets a table for Black History Month.

Vladimir Putin's Olympics remind commentator Frank Deford of prescription medicine ads — the kind with the short list of benefits and long disclaimer.