Tuesday, April 24, 2012

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Counting Down to the Olympic Crowds in London

Opening ceremonies are July 27. Visitors for the Games may have to prepare for long waits at the airport | IN THE NEWS

A bus crosses Waterloo bridge in front of the Houses of Parliament in London

'Caine's Arcade' Video Brings Fame to Creative Boy

A video and a "flash mob" bring thousands of dollars to a boy who built an arcade from old boxes | TECHNOLOGY REPORT

Caine in his office

At the Vatican, Some of the World's Greatest Art

Each year, millions of people visit the Vatican Museums to see works by artists such as Michelangelo and Raphael | EXPLORATIONS

Michelangelo's painting of God in "The Creation" on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

What You Can Do About Headaches

A look at treatments for the different kinds of headaches that strike millions of people | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

Traditional health workers in Indian-controlled Kashmir use blood-sucking leeches to treat skin diseases and ailments such as arthritis, gout, chronic headaches and sinusitis.

Longer Prison Terms Mean More Seniors Behind Bars

Human Rights Watch says more needs to be done to meet the needs of a growing population of older prisoners | THIS IS AMERICA

Prisoners at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama, return to their cells

Helping Women Continue Their Education After Prison

A group helps women identify the college programs that best meet their needs. | EDUCATION REPORT

Vivian Nixon spent time in prison before becoming the executive director of College and Community Fellowship

Teaching Coffee Farmers About the Birds and the Bees

A U.S. university spreads the word in Costa Rica about the value of bees and trees in coffee production | AGRICULTURE REPORT

Volunteers work with coffee farmers through a University of Georgia program in Costa Rica

Lionel Richie's Hits, but With a Country Sound on 'Tuskegee'

Also, why law enforcement professionals are racing to Las Vegas. And a lesson for schoolchildren in helping the needy | AMERICAN MOSAIC

Lionel Richie performs at a concert last week in Las Vegas, Nevada

Beverly Sills, 1929-2007: A Beautiful Voice for Opera and the Arts

Sills was the "Queen of American Opera." She also led three major performing arts centers in New York City | PEOPLE IN AMERICA

Beverly Sills smiles during a ceremony at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 2006

Dementia Cases May Triple by 2050 as World Ages

A new report says few countries have national programs to deal with this disorder in older populations | HEALTH REPORT

A man with Alzheimer's disease at a nursing home in the Netherlands in 2008

American History: George W. Bush's First Term

A look back at some of the decisions and issues -- besides Iraq and Afghanistan -- that shaped his presidency | THE MAKING OF A NATION

President George W. Bush speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in 2003

Words and Their Stories: Baloney

Expressions used to describe false, wrong or foolish things | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES

Baloney tastes nothing like the meat that is used to make it

World Bank and IMF Meet in Washington

Jim Yong Kim of the U.S. is attending the spring meetings as the next president of the World Bank | ECONOMICS REPORT

Jim Yong Kim is the newly chosen president of the World Bank

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