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Malala Yousufzai kept a diary and detailed the Taliban's actions. After it was featured on the BBC, she became a national figure. Now, the Taliban say they're behind her wounding and that they'll try again to kill her if given the chance.

Baumgartner will step out of a capsule at the edge of space and attempt to break the speed of sound.

Our election 2012 coverage continues with a report on Proposition 31. The measure would change California’s budgeting process. But as Amy Quinton reports…

In recent years, several states have banned schools from using racial and ethnic preferences. Instead, many have created alternatives to give low-income and working-class students of all races more opportunities to enroll. But those alternatives have fierce critics, on both sides of the debate.

In November, Maine voters will decide on a ballot initiative that would legalize same-sex marriage. Canvassers are trying to drum up support for the initiative, though opponents say they are sure they have enough support to vote it down.

This throws doubt on whether the military really killed Heriberto "El Lazca" Lazcano.

On her latest album, the singer uses her powerful vocals to address big-picture issues like domestic violence and income inequality.

Ernest Gagnon, who once weighed 570 pounds, chose an unusual way to lose weight. Instead of surgery, he decided to take up cyclocross. He lost more than 200 pounds, and now he's even racing.

The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that may decide the future of race-based admissions policies at the University of Texas and around the country. While today's campus is highly diverse, students report that racial divides and stereotypes still exist.

GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney showed his softer side and President Obama got to his points more quickly in Tuesday appearances on the campaign trail. Romney was in Iowa; Obama, in Ohio.