We've been talking a lot about this volcano in Iceland and all the problems it's caused for travelers in Europe. Well, our Gary Tuchman is actually in Iceland where that volcano is. And he took a helicopter trip over the erupting volcano that has cau
Racial profiling or good police work, thats the basic debate in Arizona over controversial new immigration bill, a protest caravan n. 旅行队;大篷车 on the way to Phoenix from L.A, illustrating how the local issue is fanning flames across the
Would a guy like the governor of California be allowed to teach Arizona kids how to learn English? Arnold (Schwarzenegger)'s Austrian accent is as thick as his biceps but his English seems to be just fine. How about Paula Deen? Her accent's as thick
Well, students struggling to make ends meet, but so are schools. We've talked about this for months now and budget cuts mean your kid could soon have more classmates. How many more? The sky's the limit in Georgia where the state Board of Education ha
A showdown in the Lone Star State over history and how it's taught. Here is CNN's national correspondent Gary Tuchman. The people on the Texas Board of Education are not professional historians but that doesn't stop them from controversial and confid
The first family launched a campaign against childhood obesity. Well, the president signing a memorandum on it. Michelle Obama says the surge in overweight kids has created a public health crisis. In fact, the percentage of obese children has more th
Health care reform enters a new era in about two hours. President Obama is scheduled to sign that bill into law. Then, he is going to travel around the country to sell the plan to skeptics. But Republicans say that battle is on to get ready for legal
PHILLIPS: Well, it's spring break at Cornell University and you'd think that students would be celebrating. Their basketball team's unlikely birth in the NCAA's Sweet 16 tournament. But instead, there is a depressing reality at that Ivy League school
PHILLIPS: It's the most sweeping health care overhaul in decades. So, what's in the bill and what's in it for you? It will make coverage available to 32 million Americans, that's what it will do, the ones that are now living without health insurance.
Democrats and Republicans are still reporting progress on a bill aimed at reforming Wall Street. And a senate committee approved related legislation yesterday. Tough new limits on Wall Street stability to trade those controversial and risky derivativ
Well that's a pressure cooker of a day on Capitol Hill as we wait and wonder how this vote for healthcare plays out, the final vote is expected Sunday and Democratic house leaders are trying to convince undeclared members to vote yes. 216 votes are n
Lucky to be alive, a mother, her son and his friends survived a tornado strike on a home in Darlington, South Carolina. Twister picked up a house, flipped it, and it was only with a little warning. Power cut off, and if it wouldnt have, I would have
I Remember this the next time your loving spouse interrupts your couch coma. That little nap could help your memory. A snooze you can use. Here's chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. DR. SANJAY GUPTA:I've been fascinated by this whole conc
Well, we all know that college degrees don't come cheaply and the price tag is only getting bigger, but when to get your, well, to toss your tasseled cap and collect your diploma, it's all supposed to be worth it, right? Well, Alina Cho live in New Y
You can expect to have more money stay in your own pocket. That's the point of all of these credit card new rules, and finally, they are here as of today. This is what the benefits should be for you. The design of it -- no rate heights on existing ba
History made in Australia. Julia Gillards sworn in as the countrys first female prime minister, but keen to mark the achievements of her predecessor. Kevin Rudd and I disagreed about the direction of the Government. I believed we needed to do better.
This is the most devastated area here in the town of Branquinha, located around next to the Mundau River, which broke its banks and flooded all of this area. Take a look at what's left of that building. That room there could have been a bathroom, cou
Today I accepted General Stanley McChrystals resignation as commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. I did so with considerable regret, but also with certainty that it is the right thing for our mission in Afghanistan,
Tell us why you are advocating to get more African- American males into classrooms, recruiting them to become teachers. As a country, we have a huge challenge to make sure many more of our students and many more of our young black boys are successful
PHILLIPS: Immediately after the President signs the bill this morning, insurance companies will have to cover children with preexisting conditions. The companies can continue to deny adults until 2014. Let's look at how the reforms will impact the va