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<em></em>Does this blue chicken make you queasy? Scientists say there might be an evolutionary reason for that.

Tasting With Our Eyes: Why Bright Blue Chicken Looks So Strange

The color of food can affect how we perceive its taste, and food companies aren't afraid to use that to their advantage. An artist tests perceptions by dousing familiar foods with unorthodox colors.

The Beirut Holiday Inn rises behind the man who built it, Abdal Mohsin Kattan, in 1975. The Holiday Inn was one of the leading hotels in Beirut at a time when it was the most glamorous city in the Middle East. But when the Lebanese civil war broke out in 1975, the hotel was fiercely contested by rival militias. Lebanese are still debating what to do with the building.

Beirut's Holiday Inn: Once Chic, Then Battered, Still Contested

The Holiday Inn was a landmark that towered over glittering Beirut in the 1970s. The Lebanese civil war ravaged the city and the hotel. The debate over the hotel's carcass carries on to this day.

U.S. Women's Soccer Looks To Qualify For Olympics

The U.S. women's soccer team plays in an Olympic qualifying tournament in Vancouver, Canada, Tuesday. The U.S. team has a big match against Mexico. Teams must finish in the top two of this eight-team tournament of North and Central American nations to go to the Olympics. David Greene talks to USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan, who's in Vancouver.

Container ships are positioned under cranes at the Port of Oakland in California. U.S. exports are up more than 30 percent from just two years ago, when President Obama set a goal of doubling U.S. exports in five years.

Made In The USA: An Export Boom

Two years ago, President Obama laid out a goal to double American exports in five years. Today, American products and services are in demand around the world, but that's not the only reason the U.S. is on pace to meet Obama's goal.

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos testifies during a hearing before the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee May 24, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Uproar Over Education Department Officials' Approach To Campus Sexual Assault

Defrauded students speak out against DeVos' regulatory walkback, and more in our weekly roundup.

The Beijing restaurant named A Very Long Time Ago caters to relatively wealthy, young customers who are willing to pay for better service. They are leading a small-scale revival of tipping not seen in Chinese restaurants for decades.

Long Absent In China, Tipping Makes A Comeback At A Few Trendy Restaurants

Viewed for decades as capitalist exploitation, tipping is now encouraged at some upscale urban restaurants catering to wealthy young customers. Restaurateurs insist it's strictly voluntary.

The First American Fried Chicken restaurant in Elizabeth, N.J., saw its Yelp reviews plummet after the owner's son Ahmad Khan Rahami was arrested as a suspect in last weekend's bombings in New York and New Jersey.

What Happens When Yelp Restaurant Reviews Turn Political?

First American Fried Chicken, owned by the family of the suspect in the Manhattan bombings, is the latest eatery to see reviews plummet based on more than food. Some attacks can cross into real life.

Qatar Accused Of Supporting Terrorists; Nations Sever Diplomatic Ties

Three Gulf Arab states and Egypt cut diplomatic relations with Qatar, site of the largest U.S. air base in the Middle East. U.S. officials say the dispute will not affect the coalition against ISIS.

After Dramatic Downfall, Tiger Woods Might Finally Be Making A Comeback

The last time Tiger Woods won a golf tournament was 2013. Once the world's top player, he's struggled with a myriad of health issues and off-the-course distractions. But he's back and close to winning again.

White House economic adviser Gary Cohn and communications director Hope Hicks have both announced they are leaving the Trump administration in the coming weeks.

White House Staff Turnover Was Already Record-Setting. Then More Advisers Left

Senior aides have left the Trump White House at levels not seen in recent history, and the president has foreshadowed more departures to come.

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