Living in the past

A U.S.

Ticket to learn

Unencumbered by red tape, charter schools offer hope to the few students blessed enough to win entrance into them

Disaster upon disaster

Geography plus poverty makes for persistent hardship across much of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere

Different strokes

A stroll through the Metropolitan Museum of Art reveals how theology powerfully changes artistry

Gene trekking

African genes showcase diversity

From Judaism to atheism to Christ

Crime writer Andrew Klavan takes a turn at writing for young adults--but without the puppies

Too much noise to ignore

Obama then Cheney try to set record straight on terrorist suspects

Human Race

The Tiananmen generation

Out of post-massacre despair, Chinese demonstrators learned not only that communism is crushing but that democracy alone cannot save

Generous helping

Unlikely bestseller plants seeds of generosity worldwide

Search and discover

Sites can help teach grammar, create recipes, and find other useful facts

Looking Ahead

News to watch in the weeks to come

Power players

With GOP influence dwindling, moderate Democrats may be the only senators who can slow President Obama's ambitious agenda

Judging the heart

Obama wants empathy on the high court, but "people are not looking for Oprah to be the next justice," say conservatives

Failure to launch

Will proposed cuts in space programs leave the United States vulnerable?

Highmarks

Teach for America is growing, but union-influenced policies keep it from doing more

Public 'meltdown'

Dwight Howard complaint should have been a team matter