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'New Yorker' Examines TMZ's Reporting Strategy

Celebrity news website TMZ operates a lot like an intelligence agency, according to a piece in The New Yorker. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Nicholas Schmidle about TMZ's reporting tactics.

U.S.-Cuba Officials To Sign Commercial Air Traffic Deal

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is in Cuba to sign a bi-lateral agreement that will allow commercial airline service between the two countries for the first time in decades.

Bahraini protesters take part in a demonstration to mark the fifth anniversary of the country's Arab Spring-inspired uprising this past weekend. American journalists who were at one of the demonstrations were arrested.

4 American Journalists Are Released After Arrest In Bahrain

The group fell under suspicion for "carrying out media activities" without registering their intentions with the proper authorities.

The captain and crew of the Moriah Lee pose with sablefish caught off the coast of Half Moon Bay, Calif. A new study found that fishermen in the West Coast sablefishery were much less likely to engage in risky behavior — like sailing out in stormy weather — after catch share quotas were implemented.

Study: Program To Protect Fish Is Saving Fishermen's Lives, Too

Catch share programs — where fishermen are allotted a set quota of the catch --reduce the notoriously risky behavior fishermen are known for, like sailing in stormy weather, a new study finds.

The flag flies at half-staff outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, following the death of high court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Justice Scalia Will Lie In Repose At The Supreme Court On Friday

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all children be screened for autism and other developmental disorders.

Evidence Is Lacking On Universal Screening For Autism, Panel Says

Autism treatment specialists say that by focusing rigidly on scientific evidence, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force could make it harder for children to get early intervention for autism.

Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, from front to back: John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg; walk down the steps of the Supreme Court as they wait for the casket carrying Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist in Sept. 2005.

In Photos: A Short History Of Official Funerals For Supreme Court Justices

Justice Antonin Scalia will lie in repose at the Supreme Court's Great Hall on Friday. Chief Justice William Rehnquist was the last to receive the honor in 2005.

Before Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party sealed the vote in the nation's presidential elections on Saturday night, K-pop singer Chou Tzu-yu was forced to apologize after waving the Taiwanese flag on a TV broadcast. A DPP supporter holds a sign showing Tzu-yu.

Backlash After Singer Waves Taiwanese Flag Rouses Ruling Party Tensions

K-pop star Chou Tzu-yu was forced to apologize on TV after an unplanned political statement. The incident may have swayed presidential election voters in favor of Taiwan's winning opposition party.

<em>A Birthday Cake for Washington</em> has been the subject of much criticism because it portrays slaves as being happy.

Amid Controversy, Scholastic Pulls Picture Book About Washington's Slave

The book tells the story of Hercules, a slave whom George Washington used as a chef. The book shows Hercules and his daughter happy and taking pride in making the president a birthday cake.

Singer Michelle Blackwell is helping lead the effort to enfranchise teenagers in the nation's capital. She and guitarist Frank "Scooby" Marshall of the The Chuck Brown All-Star Go-Go Band play a concert at Washington, D.C.'s Howard Theatre.

Unlikely Advocates Push To Give 16-Year-Olds A Vote — And A Voice

Washington, D.C., residents pushing to enfranchise teens think their opinions matter and the move would boost voter participation. But some worry 16-year-olds aren't ready to cast ballots.

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