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Noda used to sit on the Pacific Coast near the top of the main island of Japan. But the waves following the earthquake flattened much of the town. Its citizens now struggle with debris piles more than two stories high, no power and limited fuel.

As President Obama meets with his top advisers on the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, one topic of discussion will surely be the question of who might replace Richard Holbrooke. Outsiders expect the team approach he built will continue.

The federal complaint gives a new account of Payton Gendron's movements in the store. It also alleges that he said "Sorry" to at least one of his white victims.

Though he went on to a string of Top 40 solo hits, Art Garfunkel is still best known as half of a legendary duo. With the release of a new retrospective, which covers his work from Simon & Garfunkel's heyday through the present, Garfunkel says he's looking for some long-overdue credit.

For decades, the fire towers in New York's Adirondack Mountains defended the wilderness against fires. The soaring structures offer a vantage point high above summits to take in beautiful sunrises.

Kansas man discovers a peculiar ax with a root for a handle in his front yard.

The recent media campaign took social media marketing to an entirely new level. The YouTube videos -- featuring a sultry-voiced, over-the-top ladies man -- managed to attract more online views in 24 hours than Susan Boyle's singing and President Obama's victory speech.

A top literary agency announced a deal with Amazon to publish electronic version of some of its authors' older titles without going through traditional publishing houses. That has publishers on the defensive.

After a top-level White House meeting Tuesday, the House speaker said legislation must include a government-run plan. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was less optimistic about a public option, but still confident a deal would pass.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he's not apologizing for saying his top priority is making President Obama a one-term president. He says that since the president has veto power, he has to go -- if Republicans are to achieve their goals of repealing health care and shrinking the government.