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The federal deficit is expected to reach a record $482 billion by the time the next president takes office. Rich Wolf, a Washington correspondent for USA Today, says the number is due to the sagging economy and the stimulus payments to millions of Americans.

A federal report finds that housing prices were flat this spring and could be heading lower. Economists say the recent news is evidence that the real estate slump will be more prolonged and widespread than predicted.

The U.S. Supreme Court addresses the question of global warming for the first time, in a case in which states are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases in vehicles and power plants. At issue is whether the Bush administration can refuse to regulate carbon emissions.

A drilling boom in Pennsylvania is helping the economies of Rust Belt cities long accustomed to bad news. Drilling requires lots of steel and that has manufacturers expanding and hiring new workers.

Both President Obama and Mitt Romney want to keep the Bush tax cuts in place for middle-income Americans, but The New Republic's Timothy Noah says once the economy gets better those rates should rise as well.

You might know them best in pet form, but the tiny little seeds have moved beyond their terra cotta figurines to become an increasingly popular health food. Wayne Coates writes about the benefits of chia seed in Chia: The Complete Guide to the Ultimate Superfood.

Since January, two mothers — Ohio's Kelley Williams-Bolar and Connecticut's Tonya McDowell — have been charged with larceny for lying about their addresses so their children could attend good schools. Helena Andrews of The Root argues that a better education for your kids shouldn't be a punishable offense.

For more than 300 years, children have performed kabuki, Japan's classical theater, in the village of Damine. But as residents age or leave for cities, Damine is running out of young performers.

The award-winning journalist died when a mortar struck near where he was working. Hetherington co-directed the acclaimed film Restrepo. Other correspondents were also reportedly hit.

Taylor armed and assisted fighters in neighboring Sierra Leone in exchange for "blood diamonds." During a brutal war that ended 10 years ago, about 50,000 people died in Sierra Leone.