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Unless Congress changes the rules, this failure triggers a $1.2 trillion across-the-board budget cut.

The live magazine in San Francisco showcases documentary filmmakers, writers, radio producers, photographers and artists. They present their work live onstage — just once — and there is no record it ever happened. Editor Douglas McGray says he likes how it makes audiences' "brains work."

That's good news, say experts, but the bad news is funding for AIDS programs has dropped for the first time.

In the new film The Artist, the era of silent film giving way to sound is depicted with an unusual return to silence. That meant different challenges for the actors — even those who walk on four legs.

Healthpoint Services says it has a business model that will not only help the world's low-income populations — but also make a profit. Based in India, the company offers patients videoconferences with doctors, cheap diagnostic tests and clean water. And it hopes to spawn imitators as it proves it can be profitable.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has promised to take a hard line against China on trade issues. He's not alone. In 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama made a similar threat. But, experts say, there's a big gap between confrontational campaign rhetoric and action.

The jobs website Careerbuilder.com reports nearly one in five workers said they plan to celebrate the holiday with coworkers. The survey asked workers who they would rather spend Thanksgiving with, and only 1 percent answered coworkers. Ninety percent said family. The remaining 9 percent answered neither.

MF Global is the securities firm run by Wall Street veteran and former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine. The firm filed for bankruptcy protection last month after making bad bets on European government bonds. A trustee was appointed to wind down the company.

The military leaders have been under increasing pressure from protesters.

Angered by the ruling party's successful push to ratify a free trade deal with the U.S., a South Korean lawmaker doused the parliament's speaker.