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Recent scandals have apparently cost Bo Xilai his job as Communist Party chief in the southwestern city of Chongqing. Bo had once seemed headed straight for China's top leadership body, but corruption allegations and an imbroglio involving his former right-hand man helped drive him from power.

Three-week-old Til, a cute little bunny with no ears, was being introduced to the news media at a German zoo when things went bad.

Historian Andrew Preston says questions in an undergraduate class he was teaching at the start of the 2003 invasion of Iraq spurred the research for his new book, Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith. "Once I started looking for religion [in U.S. foreign policy], it was everywhere," he says.

It's been a year since the uprising began, and as the death toll rises, some American lawmakers are calling for U.S. military intervention. Host Michel Martin explores the issue with Shaun Casey, who teaches "Just War" theory, and Abderrahim Foukara of Al Jazeera International.

It's been nearly four months since a deadly U.S. airstrike led Pakistan to close the main supply arteries for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. The shutdown is forcing the U.S. to turn to costly, less-efficient alternatives.

The disgraced former Illinois governor began serving his 14-year sentence today.

About half of college students who drink say they have blackouts. They're much more likely to end up in the emergency room, according to a new study, and cost a college about $500,000 a year in medical expenses.

Huge. And large enough to see a massive approaching predator, like a sperm whale. But finding this out was no easy task; giant squids are mysterious creatures and it's hard to get accurate measurements.

The university's president apologized shortly after the NCAA tournament game was over.

New York has approved a bill that will make it the first state to require a DNA sample from almost anyone convicted of a crime. Backers say the resulting DNA database could be used to prove innocence as well as guilt, but civil liberties groups are wary.