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Surging waves hit against the breakwater in Udono in a port town of Kiho, Mie Prefecture, central Japan. A powerful typhoon was bearing down on Japan's tsunami-ravaged northeastern coast Wednesday.

Typhoon Roke Lashes Japan With 100 MPH Winds

The typhoon left six people dead and thousands without power, as it moved northeast into the area devastated by the March earthquake and tsunami.

Meg Whitman, on April 12, 2011, at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

Reports: Hewlett-Packard May Tap Meg Whitman To Be Its CEO

According to media reports, H-P's directors are discussing the replacement of current CEO Leo Apotheker. Whitman, who was CEO of eBay and the 2010 GOP candidate for governor of California, is on H-P's board.

Maria Bello Traces 'Prime Suspect' To The US

Critics laud the British crime series Prime Suspect for paving the way for smart television roles for women. NBC's remake stars Maria Bello as the strong-willed detective Jame Timoney. Bello talks about her role and what she hopes the remake will bring to American audiences.

In the CBS series <em>Mike & Molly</em>, Molly Flynn (Melissa McCarthy) and Mike Biggs (Billy Gardell) show a healthy intimate relationship. While many obese people lead happy and healthy sex lives, therapists are seeing more obese people who say their intimate lives are suffering because of their weight.

For Obese, Intimate Lives Often Suffer

While many obese people lead happy and healthy sex lives, counselors and therapists are seeing more obese clients with problems in the bedroom. A pattern is clear: Obese people are more dissatisfied with their sexual lives, and women seem to suffer the most.

A look at the distribution of drug-resistant staph bacteria across the county shows the problem is worse in the South.

Is Human Resistance Futile? Maps Show March Of Drug-Resistant Germs

Here in the U.S., we're doing better than average when it comes to antibiotic-resistant pneumonia with a resistance score of 19, compared with, say, Greece, which gets a 90 on a scale of 100, which is the worst.

Survey: Universities Increasingly Admitting Students Based On Wealth

A survey of 462 admissions counselors found the priority for the next couple of years is to recruit out-of-state students who pay more in tuition. About a quarter of them also said they had been pressured to admit certain students by higher-ups.

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Subcommittee on Wednesday.

Google Head Denies Thwarting Rivals

Eric Schmidt told a Senate panel the company faces tough competition and isn't using its dominance in Internet search to stifle competitors. The hearing is examining whether Google is abusing its power by placing links to its own content and services at the top of search results to the disadvantage of its rivals' links.

The singer Michael Stipe of the US rock group R.E.M. performs on July of 2003.

News Of R.E.M.'s Split, As Sung By NPR's Robert Smith

NPR's Robert Smith delivers the news to the tune of It's The End Of The World.

Nirvana (from left): Dave Grohl, Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic.

'Nevermind' At 20: Producer Butch Vig On Nirvana

Vig looks back on a band eager to work and an artist struggling with his success.

Despite the availability of cheap loans, in some places, people are cautious when it comes to buying new cars. Here, workers display a car at a California Hyundai dealership earlier this year.

The Fed's Latest Moves May Fall Flat, Experts Say

The Federal Reserve has announced a plan to drive long-term interest rates even lower. But with borrowers still too cautious to take on additional debt, will the move have a positive effect? Some experts say they're not holding their breath. "The Fed can only do so much," one analyst says.

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