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Can inspiration hit too close to home? Author Alex Gilvarry chronicles the challenges of trying to emulate famed writer Norman Mailer — while staying in Mailer's old house.

A South Korean man meant for his Twitter profile picture, with its backdrop of a North Korean flag, to be a visual parody of North Korean news programs. Now, Park Jong-kun may be charged with violating a security law from 1948. Critics say it's being used to stifle free speech on North Korea.

A group of scientists at the National Research Council says in a new report that the government should routinely release data that it collects in meat-packing plants.

As the contests in Iowa and New Hampshire near, the Republican presidential hopefuls are no longer keeping their sniping focused on President Obama. In the past few days, the contenders have shown themselves to be ready to fight each other.

Despite decades of repression, and even isolation, the pop music scene in Myanmar is thriving.

A two-year federal investigation found children in foster care — even infants — were prescribed psychotropic drugs at rates 2.7 to 4.5 times higher than non-foster children. Often, those prescriptions were at much higher doses.

Many activists praised President Obama's plans to expand U.S. efforts to fight AIDS at home and abroad. The announcement comes at a time when experts and activists believe that the goal of an "AIDS-free generation" may be achievable.

Twenty four Pakistani soldiers were killed by NATO missiles on Nov. 26. Now, The Wall Street Journal reports, U.S. officials say a Pakistani military official had assured them no such troops were in the area. A Pakistani official disputes the story.

But they'll still be blowing pretty hard. And the combination of strong winds and low humidity has raised the danger of wildfires.