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Commissioner Bud Selig announces an investigation into alleged steroid use by Major League Baseball players. Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell will lead the effort. A recent book alleging steroid use by star player Barry Bonds helped push officials to take action.

The U.S. Army says it has banned the use of body armor that is not issued by the military. Army officials say any soldier wearing commercially purchased body armor will have to turn it in and have it replaced by authorized gear. Military officials said they cannot guarantee the commercial gear's safety.

livestock in Colombia are raised on vast, open ranges. Overseeing the herds requires the special skills of Colombian cowboys who are known as llaneros — Spanish for "plainsmen."

Several rallies in support of immigrants' rights are held, including in New York, where thousands marched across the Brooklyn Bridge. The issue has come to the fore since the House of Representatives passed a law making it a felony to be in the United States without proper documentation.

The Turnaway Study followed nearly 1,000 women who sought abortions, interviewing them regularly for years to understand the impact on their mental and financial wellbeing.

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a young outcast trying to find out what happened to his ex-girlfriend in Brick, a hard-boiled noir set in a suburban high school.

Organizers of last week's massive pro-immigrant march in Los Angeles have turned their sights to Costa Mesa in Orange County. The city has allied itself with U.S. Immigration and Customs to question and detain illegal immigrants. Opponents of that practice are planning a protest rally for Saturday.

This averages out to more than 13 such attacks a week.

The United States is backing production of an experimental human vaccine against bird flu for stockpiling in case the current virus mutates and starts a global pandemic. But it's not clear how useful the vaccine would be if a pandemic occurs.

Devices on display at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas are crammed with technology. But New York Times technology columnist David Pogue says companies are also rushing to make their products more fashionable.