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The prospect of a paralyzing cyberattack has convinced U.S. security officials and lawmakers that a new law may be needed to promote improved cyberdefenses at critical facilities. Progress on that legislation, however, has been slowed by a debate over whether new cybersecurity measures should be mandated or merely encouraged.

The price of gas keeps rising for Americans, but it's not because of rising demand from consumers. In fact, demand has fallen since 2007. Consumers' craving for hybrids and aversion to paying more at the pump are only part of the story.

The story of how the U.S. wound up with the income tax is the story of two wars, a Supreme Court justice on his death bed, and Donald Duck.

President Obama is on a multi-state tour to defend his administration's energy policies, answering charges by Republicans that he's responsible for rising gasoline prices.

A rally was held in New York City's Union Square Wednesday night in memory of Trayvon Martin, who was shot dead by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Fla., last month. The man has not been charged in Martin's death.

The discussion that many black parents have had with their sons about how to behave around white authorities is now part of a national conversation about lingering racial problems.

Also: The national conversation about race continues in the wake of Trayvon Martin's killing; in Mali, soldiers claim to have overthrown the regime; in Tennessee, VW plans to add 800 jobs at car plant.

Murdoch's Scandal, a new Frontline documentary, examines allegations of phone hacking and bribery that brought down Rupert Murdoch's tabloid News of the World. Criminal and parliamentary investigations are now underway in the U.K., and dozens of journalists and top executives have been arrested.

Suzanne Collins' best-seller about a televised killing tournament has come to the big screen, with a cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence, Lenny Kravitz and Stanley Tucci.

Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers student convicted of a crime for spying on his roommate, says he did not hate his roommate because he was gay.