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  • Frank Christian asks his mother, Ida, if she recognizes his daughter, Shannon. Ida lived with Frank's family in Virginia from 2001 to 2009. After being diagnosed with dementia, Ida moved in with Frank's sister Geneva, who lives in Maryland.
    Time To Move Grandma: What To Do With Her Home?
    Depressed home prices make the decision to move an aging relative even more difficult than normal. So what should be done with the house? Try selling in a depressed market? Or rent it until prices perk up? One family weighs a tough choice as it struggles to pay for a grandmother's care.
  • Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate, appears at a rally in Cairo. Morsi is one of 12 candidates in this week's election and has the full backing of the powerful Islamist group.
    Next Goal For Egypt's Islamists Is The Presidency
    The Muslim Brotherhood was the big winner in Egypt's parliamentary elections several months ago. Now the group has its sights on the presidency. Their candidate, Mohammed Morsi, is trailing in the polls, but will have the group's political machinery behind him in voting this week.
  • Thunder Force L.A. Lakers Out Of NBA Playoffs
    For the second straight year, one of the NBA's greatest players is leaving the playoff party early. Kobe Bryant and his Lakers are out after losing their second-round series against the young and explosive Oklahoma City Thunder, 4-1.
  • SpaceX's Dragon capsule, atop the company's Falcon 9 rocket, as it blasted off before dawn this morning in Florida.
    'Picture Perfect Launch' For Private Rocket Headed To Space Station
    A robotic cargo ship owned by SpaceX, a private company, is ferrying supplies to the space station. NASA is turning over routine flights to the commercial sector so that it can focus on other missions.
  • Commuting By Kayak Has Multiple Benefits
    Two New Jersey men have found a way around high gas prices and traffic jams. The mile long trip from Hoboken across the Hudson River to their Manhattan office takes about a half-hour to paddle. They also get their exercise in for the day.
  • U.S. Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Illinois political maps
    The suit was brought forward by the League of Women Voters of Illinois. Other challenges to redistricting are still pending.The League of Women Voters…
  • NATO recap
    Chicago police announce arrest numbers following protests of the conference. City officials are praised for their handling of the event.The Chicago Police…
  • Minnesota Couple Gets Hitched At a Cemetery
    The parents of Diane Waller and Randy Kjarland are deceased. The couple tells the Daily Herald they decided to have their wedding at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin, Minn., to be near their family.
  • The Ethics Of Compensating Organ Donors
    Faced with growing shortages of organs, a majority of Americans in an NPR-Thomson Reuters poll say they favor compensating donors in specific circumstances. Federal law currently bans any form of payment and many doctors worry about issues of fairness, exploitation and access.
  • We Should Have Known: Megaseconds Are Much Longer Than Milliseconds
    A New York Times theater critic confused how long it was taking audiences to get on their feet. It wasn't nearly 12 days, as he wrote.
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