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Newest Cain Accuser Holds Press Conference

GOP presidential contender Herman Cain may have a difficult time getting his campaign back "on message" after a week spent responding to allegations of sexual harassment. Attorney Gloria Allred held a news conference in New York on Monday afternoon for a woman who says she was sexually harassed by Cain.

Unrest Boils Over Ohio Collective Bargaining Law

Ohioans will go to the polls on Tuesday, and their votes could overturn a controversial law that limits collective bargaining rights for public employees. The original law was signed by the Buckeye State's Republican Gov. John Kasich earlier this year. Host Michel Martin discusses the referendum with Jason Johnson, professor of political science at Ohio's Hiram College.

For-Profit Education Provider Faces Trouble

Career Education Corporation, a major for-profit post-secondary education provider, is facing trouble after it admitted to supplying misleading information on job placement rates. Other for-profit companies are struggling too, under pressure from new federal rules.

After Storm, Conn. Residents Still Without Power

More than a week after an unusual early snowstorm, tens of thousands of Connecticut residents are still without power. Many are running out of patience, and answers are in short supply.

Dava Sobel, who has written a new book about Copernicus, pages through a first edition copy of the astronomer's 1543 work <em>On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres</em> at Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

For Copernicus, A 'Perfect Heaven' Put Sun At Center

In 1543, when Nicolaus Copernicus made the astounding claim that Earth revolves around the sun, not the other way around, his ideas were met with scorn. "It went against everything that your senses tell you. It went against common sense," says author Dava Sobel, who wrote a new book about the astronomer.

People line up outside an unemployment office in Madrid in February. The country has the eurozone's highest unemployment rate at more than 21 percent.

In Spain, Low Wages Become Increasingly Common

More than 1 in 5 people lives below the poverty line in Spain, which has the highest rate of unemployment in the eurozone — more than 21 percent. And an increasing number of Spaniards are making ends meet with low pay and no benefits.

Debt Burden Weighs Down Economies Of Greece, Italy

Political leaders in Greece remain locked in negotiations over a new unity government. George Papandreou is stepping down as prime minister but his replacement has not yet been named. In Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is struggling for his political survival. He faces a crucial budget vote in parliament Tuesday.

Stranded Travelers Save Samaritan After Heart Attack

Two women were stranded Saturday night on a Wisconsin highway when a man stopped to change their flat tire. Driving off, the 61-year-old man said, "Someone up above put me in the right place at the right time." Moments later the man had a heart attack. The women spotted his car down the road and they pulled over to assist him.

Down goes Ali: In the "Fight of the Century," on March 8, 1971, in Madison Square Garden, heavyweight champion Joe Frazier put Muhammad Ali on the canvas with a hard left hook. Frazier died Monday.

Boxer Joe Frazier, Who Beat Ali In The 'Fight Of The Century,' Has Died

Frazier and Muhammad Ali fought three classic bouts in the early '70s. In the first, Frazier won. Ali came back to win the next two.

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in 1997.

Should Penn State Clean House, Including Paterno?

Allegations that a former assistant football coach was sexually abusing young boys, and that university officials didn't tell police, are raising questions about whether it's time for Joe Paterno to step aside.

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