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The extent of the 1982 bloodletting in Hama wasn't fully known until years later. And as new protests continue, David Kenner of Foreign Policy shows how the media revolution in the interceding three decades may have prevented another massacre. David Kenner of Foreign Policy shows how reporting

NASA is retiring its fleet of shuttle spacecraft to build something that can take humans past the moon and into deep space. That's expected to take years, leaving astronauts with some hard choices about what to do in the meantime.

Shark attacks are on the rise, but that doesn't mean what you think it means. Juliet Eilperin of Foreign Policy explains the balance of power between man and shark lies firmly — too firmly — with man.

Wind chills dipped to nearly 30 below zero in parts of the nation's midsection as the region grappled with the effects of a storm that unloaded as much as 2 feet of snow in Chicago, left much of Texas under a hard freeze warning and caused the deaths of at least a dozen people.

Libraries have limited space and limited funds, but they face a constantly growing supply of books. The careful culling of books is painstaking work. From selling to donating to destroying, we look at the options when every book cannot be kept on the shelves.

Experts say the widening racial wealth gap is caused by more than just a bad economy. They blame deeply ingrained differences in things such as inheritance, home ownership, taxes and even expectations. Meet two families, one white and one black, whose experiences reflect this widening economic divide.

State Senate leader Scott Fitzgerald backs Gov. Scott Walker's plan to close a budget gap in part by having state workers pay more for pensions and benefits. The bill, which also would permanently limit public employees' bargaining rights, has sparked a week of protests. But Fitzgerald says limiting collective bargaining will give local officials the flexibility they need to absorb the state's deep budget cuts.

Temperatures in the Midwest and along the East Coast threatened to rewrite the record books as the heat wave entered its third day. But forecasters said showers were likely to bring relief to some places by the weekend.

Rain-soaked rescue crews worked through lightning and strong winds to dig through splintered homes, crumpled businesses and crushed cars in the Missouri town. And fresh tornadoes struck Tuesday afternoon in Oklahoma.

There's no question the economic recovery is going slowly. There's also no question that the gap between rich and poor Americans has grown wider than any time since the Great Depression. Analysts explore the links between income inequality and troubles in the overall economy.