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Martin Luther King Day had a special significance in New Orleans this year. It was a day to remember the slain civil rights leader, but -- nearly five months after Hurricane Katrina -- it was also a day for renewal and frank discussion about what kind of city New Orleans should be.

Just about every successful rock band seems to have a side project these days. This month, an unlikely spinoff of the jam trio Medeski, Martin and Wood arrives -- a family affair known as the Wood Brothers. The duo's first CD is called Ways Not To Lose.

Mo Brooks' Republican Senate campaign has been struggling, and now the former president has pulled his endorsement, citing a dispute over the 2020 election.

A RAND Corporation survey found that Americans who served in the military support extremist views at rates lower than nonveterans.

Barack Obama was in Wisconsin on Tuesday when he got news of his primary victories in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland. Wisconsin votes in less than a week, and the Obama campaign is looking for a clean sweep of the February states.

A major winter storm brought more than a foot of snow to parts of Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and Delaware, with heavy accumulations also seen in North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and D.C.

The word "vaccine" saw a more than 600% increase in lookups this year over last. In its announcement, Merriam-Webster noted that it's come to represent much more than just medicine.

For Christians, Wednesday night marked the Epiphany: the 12th day of Christmas, when the Wise Men or Three Kings bring presents to Jesus in Bethlehem. In Spain, it's a holiday not to be missed.

Dikla Gal-Ed, a 29-year-old Jewish settler, is helping her family pack for the move out of Gush Katif. She talks about the difficult process of preparing to leave and her frustration with the decision to withdraw.

Police confirmed that a shooter killed four people at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla., on Wednesday. The shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.