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Actor Ron Palillo, best known as Arnold Horshack.

Actor Ron Palillo Dies, He Was Horshack On 'Welcome Back, Kotter'

His "ooh, ooh, ooh, Mr. Kotter!" is a classic line from a classic '70s show. Palillo was 63.

American swimmer Carrie Steinseifer, left, hugs Nancy Hogshead after they tied for the gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle competition during the 1984 Olympics.

What Life Holds For Athletes After The Olympics

Many athletes aspire to compete in the Olympic Games. Few ever achieve it. For those who do, what happens when the games are over? Former Olympic swimmer Nancy Hogshead-Makar, who won three gold medals in the 1984 Olympics, talks about her life after her athletic career.

Beyond The Budget, Where Does Paul Ryan Stand?

Congressman Paul Ryan is well known as a deficit hawk and supporter of small government. His stances on other hot-button issues though — from abortion to gun rights — have received less attention. Melissa Block talks with David Drucker, associate politics editor at Roll Call, about where the presumptive Republican vice presidential nominee stands on the issues that have been less central to his public persona.

Care managers tend elderly people in March 2012 in Minamisoma, Japan. The home's residents were evacuated eight days after the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station was crippled by the March 11, 2011 tsunami.

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Exposed Nearby City To Little Radiation

A study found that a third of the residents of Minamisoma had detectable levels of radiation. But another study said plant workers are at risk of psychological distress.

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., shakes hands with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke at the close of the committee's hearing on the state of the economy in February 2011.

Ryan's Mission For Fed: Focus On Prices, Not Unemployment

Mitt Romney's new running mate has authored some provocative policy proposals to cut budget deficits and overhaul Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. But Rep. Paul Ryan has also been an advocate for a different course for the Federal Reserve.

Olympian Claressa Shields visits the USA House in London before leaving for her home in Flint, Mich. Shields was greeted by a marching band and a motorcycle escort in her hometown.

Medalist Claressa Shields Gets A Hero's Welcome

Hundreds gathered in Flint, Mich., Tuesday, to celebrate the return of Olympian Claressa Shields. Just 17, Shields won America's lone gold medal in boxing at the Summer Games. And her triumph was welcome news in Flint, a struggling town that gave her a motorcycle escort home.

Environmental Groups File Suit Over Water Contamination

Two major environmental groups have filed suit against the California State Department of Public Health for what they call a failure by the state to set…

As embers still smolder, family members sift through the remains of their home that was destroyed in a wildfire.

Fast-Moving Washington Wildfire Burns 60 Homes

Dry, windy conditions are making it difficult to control the fire, which is one of many burning across the West.

Episode 394: Why Taxpayers Pay For Farmers' Insurance

On today's show, we travel to Fairbury, Illinois. We meet three generations of farmers who tell us that, even without crop insurance, their farms would survive the drought.

Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones is out at second against Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar. Despite less-than-stellar statistics, the Orioles are contenders in the American League wild-card race.

Feeling Just Wild About Wild Cards

More wild-card teams in baseball? The more the merrier, says commentator Frank Deford, as it makes the playoffs that much more exciting.

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