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Now that many airlines are charging for a second checked bag, one packing expert reveals tricks travelers can use to pack everything they need in one checked bag. He says the key is to draw up a list and bundle wrap clothes.

Financial concerns at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have dominated the news and introduced more specialized business jargon into the mainstream society. One of those terms is "short selling."

The Monty Python funnyman is back with Not The Messiah, an adaptation of the 1979 film Life of Brian. He reprises some of the original songs and characters, and laments that the sheep get more applause than he does.

Pakistan has vehemently denied a report appearing in Friday's New York Times that says the country's intelligence agency had a hand in the bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul. The July 7 attack left more than 40 people dead.

One Muslim woman in Baghdad was bothered by the full-body imaging scan required to enter the Green Zone. Women oppose the scan, which makes them appear essentially naked and is visible to male security guards.

Unsigned musicians: We want to hear from you. Starting May 11, send us a video of you performing one original song at a desk — and you might get to come play behind Bob Boilen's.

A group of world leaders, including Jimmy Carter and Kofi Annan, tried to enter Zimbabwe over the weekend to assess the growing food and humanitarian crisis. They were barred, but reports coming from the country indicate the situation is "much worse than anything that we had imagined," Carter said.

Presidents come and go, but their hair lasts forever — or at least for hundreds of years. This weekend, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia will display some of the ornate pages from its unusual hair albums. The books include bits of hair from many prominent people, including more than a dozen U.S. presidents.

Dr. Douglas Kamerow says all of the major presidential candidates omit a very important issue from their health care proposals. The former assistant surgeon general's search of the health care platforms of the candidates failed to find a single mention of the term "primary care."

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are furious over the U.S. Air Force's decision to buy French-built Airbus air tankers. But Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Congress can't do much about the deal with EADS-Northrop.