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Atlantic City Tries To Widen Its Appeal To Tourists

Officials in Atlantic City like to boast that the New Jersey vacation spot is within a day's drive for a third of the U.S. population. But that fact isn't translating into booming business this summer. From souvenir stands on the boardwalk to the casinos and hotels, high gas prices and the soft economy are taking a toll.

Georgia To Sue Russia For Ethnic Cleansing

Georgia's security council says it filed papers with the International Court of Justice to sue Russia for ethnic cleansing. Earlier, Russia announced its military operations in Georgia have ended but Tblisi says attacks continue.

After India's rice export bans, some U.S. Indian grocery stores ration rice sales

Some Indian grocery stores have started rationing rice sales to prevent people from hoarding. It comes after India stopped the export of some types of rice to control prices.

Vichitra Rajasingh had 80 Barbies as a kid. Living in a small town at a time when there wasn't much entertainment, she says Barbie was a source of limitless imagination. At the bakery she now runs, she bakes about half-a-dozen Barbie cakes a week. She says the dolls remind her of her grandmother, who passed away at age 87 in January and who used to surprise her by sewing outfits for her dolls.

Barbie in India: A skin color debate, a poignant poem, baked in a cake

The doll is quite popular.One bakery sells half-a-dozen Barbie cakes a week! But like Barbies everywhere, she is controversial because of skin tone and the fact that not every kid can afford her.

The cover of "Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice" by Sonali Kolhatkar. (Courtesy)

Sonali Kolhatkar's new book promotes 'Rising Up' to change narratives about race

In "Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice," she explores the narratives about race that we encounter in the news media, where they came from, and how to rewrite them.

Ronald Reagan — then governor of California — and his son, Ron Reagan Jr., play touch football in the backyard of their Sacramento home in the fall of 1971.

Reagan's Son Sees His 'Father At 100'

Many books have been written about the 40th president of the United States, but very few have come from those who knew Ronald Wilson Reagan best. Ron Reagan, the former president's son, searches for the keys to his father's character in his book, My Father At 100.

Nobel Prize For Medicine Goes To IVF Pioneer

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Robert G. Edwards for the development of human in vitro fertilization therapy. His work led to the first "test-tube baby" in England in 1978, and opened a new field of medicine devoted to the treatment of infertility.

'Geometry Of Pasta': Full Of All Shapes And Sauces

In their new cookbook, The Geometry of Pasta, designer Caz Hildebrand and chef Jacob Kenedy set out to explain how certain sauces complement certain pasta shapes. From eliche to fusilli to strozzapreti, Kenedy says people simply have to tap into what he calls an enjoyable "mouth feel."

Trump Challenges Obama To Release Birth Certificate

Donald Trump is exploring a presidential campaign. He challenged President Obama to provide his birth certificate. Trump promised to release his own. Trump did release a paper from a New York hospital, but officials tell Politico it's not the official document. Politico mockingly goes on to question Trump's nationality.

Twin Drama Returns in 'Sweet Valley Confidential'

After ten years, author Francine Pascal has written an update to her classic Sweet Valley High series — and Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody is writing a movie about the original Sweet Valley books. Rachel Syme reports on the continuing phenomenon that is the Wakefield sisters.

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