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A visualization of the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background, or CMB, as detected by ESA's Planck satellite over the entire sky.

First Stars Fired Up 140 Million Years Later Than Previously Thought

New data collected from the European Space Agency's Planck telescope shows that the first starlight in the universe occurred about 560 million years after the Big Bang.

Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador (shown in 1977) was gunned down in a church in San Salvador in 1980 after criticizing a government crackdown. He had been celebrating Mass at the time.

Decades After His Murder, An Archbishop Is Put On Path To Sainthood

Pope Francis has declared slain Archbishop Oscar Romero a martyr. Previous popes declined to do so, possibly because of Romero's role in liberation theology.

FAA Ban Hasn't Stopped Pilots From Snapping Selfies

The National Transportation Safety Board found selfies to blame for a tragic private plane crash in Colorado last year. Audie Cornish talks to journalist David Yanofsky about tech in the cockpit.

The Supreme Court of Canada, seen here in a welcoming ceremony last October, has overturned the country's ban on physician-assisted suicide.

Canadians Have A Right To Assisted Suicide, High Court Says

The Canadian Supreme Court said the existing ban denies people the right "to make decisions concerning their bodily integrity and medical care" and leaves them "to endure intolerable suffering."

A Yemeni man watches a gathering on television organized by the Houthis announcing their vision for Yemen's government in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday.

Yemen's Houthi Rebels Dissolve Parliament, Seize Power

A televised statement said the group was forming a presidential council that would run the country. It called the takeover "a new era that will take Yemen to safe shores."

Gov. Sam Brownback delivers his State of the State address at the Kansas statehouse in Topeka last month. Brownback has announced cuts in education to plug the state's budget woes.

Kansas Will Cut Education Funding To Help Close Budget Gap

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, whose aggressive tax-cutting measures helped trigger the financial crisis, said the schools' funding levels are unsustainable.

James Robertson, 56, has been making headlines for walking more than 20 miles to and from work every weekday in Detroit.

Donations Roll In For Detroit Man Who Walks 21 Miles To Work

More than $300,000 has been raised in less than a week for James Robertson, who had to commute to his factory job by foot.

Time to dial ten digits

If you live in southwest Indiana, you’ll need to start dialing 10 digits to make a local call this weekend. Dialing the 812 area code before the…

Protesters burn tires to demonstrate against the inter-oceanic canal in Rivas, Nicaragua, on Dec. 22, 2014. HKND Group, a Chinese company, began work on a $50 billion canal, an ambitious rival to the Panama Canal.

Nicaraguan Canal Project Unearths Ancient Relics, Animosities

The Chinese company building the shipping route has handed over more than 15,000 pre-Columbian relics to the Nicaraguan government. It's one of the least controversial stories related to the project.

City officials struggle to find temporary housing as the homeless population grows and temperatures drop.

As Temperatures Drop, Shelter Needs For Homeless Families Rise

A homeless crisis in D.C. mirrors the increased need for sheltering the homeless in several American cities. Administrations examine possible solutions before space and resources run out.

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