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Tim and Paul Daly are identical twins. They shared almost everything in childhood, including the genes that predisposed them to diabetes. But, because of small differences in exercise and weight, one brother developed diabetes and the other did not.

Negotiators at Copenhagen know exactly what they need to figure out: who has to cut greenhouse gas emissions and by what amount — and how much rich countries should pay developing ones to not pollute the atmosphere. But the devil is in the details, so here's a look at what those details are.

The beleaguered mid-Atlantic will now resume digging out after logging 3 feet of snow in a week. The second major storm within days roared through the region Wednesday, leaving a fresh blanket from Washington to New York.

On opposite sides of the Mekong River, Laos and Thailand also found themselves in different camps after the communist takeover of Laos in 1975. Legacies of that era still affect the countries today in Southeast Asia's "Golden Triangle," as Thailand thrives and Laos struggles to catch up.

So these won't be remembered as the Vonn-couver Olympics after all. It's looking like they will belong to the entire U.S. delegation instead.

Najibullah Zazi has come to embody everything U.S. intelligence officials worry about in a suspected jihadist. He was in the U.S. legally, was familiar with American culture and customs, and could blend in. Most frightening of all, they say, Zazi had already begun to launch his plot.

Seven Republican candidates are competing in Tuesday's Virginia primary to take on freshman Democrat Tom Perriello. Perriello, who won in a shocking upset two years ago, is a relative newcomer to politics who has kept his focus on the local economy.

Christopher Choy was one of the youngest men on the crew of the Deepwater Horizon, the oil rig leased by BP and anchored in the Gulf of Mexico. When it exploded on April 20, Choy was convinced he wouldn't make it out alive. "This is it," he thought. "We're not gonna get out of here."

In his new book, Food Matters, Mark Bittman writes about the environmental impact of industrial farming — and how individuals can make a difference by cutting down on the amount of animal products they consume.

The Obama administration plans to use a government-private partnership to remove billions of dollars of tarnished mortgage-backed securities and other toxic assets from banks' balance sheets. But there are worries that moves by Congress to tax bonuses at firms receiving bailouts will undermine participation in the program.