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BPA And Behavior: More Questions Than Answers

Higher levels of BPA in urine taken from mothers during pregnancy were associated with slightly "worse behavior" among their 3-year-olds, especially in girls, researchers found. But BPA exposure after birth didn't show the same pattern.

<p>Joe Allbaugh, left, speaks to the press in Austin, Texas, in this Jan. 4, 2001, photo after being named as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency by then President-elect George W. Bush. </p>

Perry Shakes Up Campaign Leadership With Bush and Dole Operatives

Texas Gov. Rick Perry's struggling campaign turns to tried-and-true Republican operatives to shore up its efforts as weeks tick down to primary season. One is a veteran of disaster management.

<p>Unidentified supporters of the islamist Ennahda party reacts at the party's headquarters in Tunis on Monday.</p>

Islamist Party Takes Half Of Overseas Seats In Tunisia

The Ennahda party is moderate and says it wants to create a new model for the Arab world — one that balances Islamic principles with a Western-style democracy.

<p>Coldplay's new album, <em>Mylo Xyloto, </em>is out this week.</p>

Coldplay's 'Mylo Xyloto' Has Mass Appeal

The superstar rock band once again enlists the help of Brian Eno for its fifth album.

<p>Princeton professor Cornel West was arrested when he spoke outside D.C. Superior Court on Oct. 17. But even as he was being led away in handcuffs, West told the crowd, "We have no quarrel with the police. They are working people, part of the 99 percent, too."</p>

Cornel West, A Fighter, Angers Obama Supporters

The Princeton professor, who is on sabbatical, has spent much of the past year battling with incensed Obama supporters who resent his criticism of the president. But although West says he expects Obama to be re-elected, he wants a "robust conversation and debate" so the president doesn't "end up with just uncritical adulation."

<p>Migrant worker advocate Lourdes Villanueva shows off the most popular playhouse at the Redlands Christian Migrant Association preschool in Mulberry, Fla. Despite the early arrival of kids from Alabama, the school can't open yet because it doesn't have enough money. </p>

Families Broken Up As Immigrants Flee Alabama

Fearing deportation, women and children are arriving at a migrant center in Florida without their husbands, who've stayed in Alabama to work the harvest. The scenario has created hardships for the women who can't work — and a migrant center that doesn't have enough money to serve them.

<p>Joe Henry's new album, <em>Reverie</em>, was self-produced and recorded in his basement studio.</p>

Joe Henry's Raw, Raucous 'Reverie'

The producer and singer-songwriter's 12th solo album features a touching tribute to Vic Chesnutt.

<p>A U.S. solider on patrol in the restive northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk, on July 27, 2011.</p>

Views On The Iraq Withdrawal: From About Time To 'Absolute Disaster'

From Talk of the Nation: Opinions vary widely among a diverse group of experts about the wisdom of a U.S. withdrawal by year's end.

<p>Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is escorted to a ballroom to speak to his supporters during the California Republican Party Convention this September in Los Angeles. The Texas congressman was once a small-town doctor who specialized in delivering babies. </p>

Before He Delivered For Voters, Paul Delivered Babies

When he set up shop in 1968, Ron Paul, the GOP presidential candidate known primarily for his opposition to armed intervention overseas and the Federal Reserve, was the only obstetrician in town. His former partner recalls he had two stipulations: No. 1, no abortions; and No. 2, he refused to participate in any federal health programs.

<p>Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, in a 2006 photo. The Obama administration has sent 100 troops to advise militaries in Uganda and neighboring countries that are battling Kony's forces.</p>

Activists Support U.S. Move Against Uganda Rebels

Human Rights groups are offering widespread praise for a U.S. decision to send military advisers to help combat the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group accused of repeated atrocities in Uganda and surrounding countries.

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