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  • Fifty years ago this October, Joseph Heller first published his American classic, Catch-22. Heller's friend and fellow writer Christopher Buckley reflects on the novel's impact in the introduction to its 50th-anniversary edition.
  • The auto racing industry has a long history of taking casualties seriously and sharing the latest safety information with all of the leagues. Analysts are beginning to closely study what led to two-time Indy 500 champion Dan Wheldon's death on Sunday.
  • The drug war has created an image problem for Mexico. But a record number of visitors are flying into Mexico's resorts, investors are plowing money into new hotels, and most tourist spots remain safe from the country's drug violence. However, fewer Americans are driving across the border.
  • As Republican presidential candidates gird for their eighth debate, this one in Las Vegas, Nev., Tuesday evening, a central question is: how will the Herman Cain phenomenon shape the event? With the one-time pizza company CEO near or at the top of the GOP field depending on which poll you consult, he's likely to draw more attention than ever before.
  • The hills surrounding the lakes are fertile ground, and the area's wines are gaining acclaim. But it's still tough to buy a bottle: The Finger Lakes wines face tough competition from better-known wines, and only a few of the local labels can be found in other states.
  • How to explain Herman Cain's ascent among Republican presidential candidates?Perhaps a partial reason is that he so far evokes more positive than negative responses among Republicans and GOP leaning independents in a Pew Research Center/Washington Post survey than two other highly touted candidates in the race, Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
  • Osama Hamdan said the negotiations prove that Hamas is "rational," in that they were able to come to common ground with Israel.
  • Analysis by the Tax Policy Center found that under Herman Cain's tax overhaul plan, millionaires would receive a 15 percent tax break, while those making less than $10,000 a year would see the highest percent increase.
  • Researchers use magnets to make a superconducting, super-cooled puck levitate.
  • As their numbers grow in the U.S., Latinos are not only changing where and how they worship; they're also beginning to affect the larger Christian faith.
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