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The sudden national fame for the 85-year-old North Dakota newspaper columnist seems to be because she's incredibly nice and because so many snarky sorts are amazed that a chain restaurant could be the most beautiful eatery in town.

A fiery festival debut finds the opera star thrust into darkness — literally.

The Senate is on the verge of passing a highway bill. It would spend more than $100 billion on the nation's roads in two years. The bill is expected to pass with bi-partisan support. But it's had an unusual and controversial path.

British Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Westmacott talks to Steve Inskeep about what's likely to dominate the agenda as Prime Minister David Cameron visits Washington for talks with President Obama: Afghanistan.

Far right politician Marine Le Pen is officially in the French presidential race after getting the required 500 mayors' signatures to appear on the ballot. She launched her campaign in a small town in the north of France, a poor region where many see globalization and immigration as France's biggest problems.

On the popular movie-rating website Rotten Tomatoes, Eddie Murphy's latest film A Thousand Words received zero positive reviews.

Rick Santorum racked up two wins in the South, Newt Gingrich vowed to stay in the race until Tampa, and Mitt Romney failed to put doubts about his candidacy to rest.

Also: Japan is shaken by series of earthquakes; Santorum wins in Alabama and Mississippi; Obama and Cameron plan noon ET news conference.

Saturated fat, the stuff in meat and dairy foods, was associated with lower sperm counts, in a study of 99 men who were clients of fertility clinics. The results, though preliminary, suggest there's something men can do to boost the odds their sperm are up to their evolutionary task: eat better.

Bahamas is the stage name used by Canadian singer-songwriter Afie Jurvanen, who put out his first album in 2009. His second album, Barchords, is a measured look at the end of a lengthy relationship.