One out of three American children is overweight or obese. Details of First Lady Michelle Obama's new initiative to improve the way American children eat and play.

New efforts to stem financial panic in Europe, protests in Iran, and South Africa celebrates the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela�s release from prison. The stories behind the week's top international news. A panel of journalists...

A new poll shows Americans increasingly dissatisfied and angry with the federal government, the Northeast digs out from record snowfall, and the Fed hints at raising interest rates. The stories behind the news of the week. A panel of...

More and more people are turning to internet dating services to find a mate. The pros and cons of on-line match-making in the digital age

Record snow storms, global warming theories and continued efforts to address climate change. An update on where the world stands on limiting greenhouse gas emissions two months after the Copenhagen conference.

Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with how their government works - or doesn't. With millions unemployed, soaring deficits and concerns about health-care, voters want Congress to act. The future of bipartisanship in a...

A move to include Aspergers within the definition of autism has raised concerns of families, physicians, educators and insurance companies. The latest on our understanding of Aspergers syndrome.

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Life after loss - Essayist and PBS NewsHour commentator Roger Rosenblatt recounts the struggle to help his son-in-law and three young grandchildren cope with the sudden death of his thirty-eight year old daughter

The Euro enters its fifth week of decline against the dollar. How international markets are reacting to the debt crisis in Greece and its impact on the Euro and the American dollar

A majority of Americans believe in the death penalty for convicted murderers. But the number of executions in the U-S is dwindling and cash-strapped states are re-considering the cost of sentencing prisoners to death. Diane and her...

Year two of the stimulus plan. Two-thirds of the seven-hundred-eighty-seven billion dollars of spending and tax cuts have yet to take effect. What the next phase of the stimulus plan may mean for the economy.

More top Taliban leaders are captured; a Haitian judge releases eight American missionaries; and the U.N. climate chief resigns. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

Federal money for new nuclear plants, Senator Bayh's decision demoralizes Democrats, and troubles continue for Toyota. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

Life after loss - Essayist and PBS NewsHour commentator Roger Rosenblatt recounts the struggle to help his son-in-law and three young grandchildren cope with the sudden death of his thirty-eight year old daughter

Strokes don't just affect the old - they are the sixth leading cause of death in children and infants. The story of a family whose seven-year-old son survived a stroke...and a look at the medical and rehabilitation treatments available.