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Start The Madness: Weighing The Seeds Of March

Millions are preparing to fill out their NCAA tournament brackets, pondering deep questions such as, "Can Kentucky really run the table?" and "Which No. 5 seed will beat a No. 12 in the first round?"

Before he joined the Trump White House, Pat Cipollone typically worked behind the scenes. That changed when he took a central role in President Trump's Senate impeachment trial.

Trump called him 'the strong, silent type.' Now, Cipollone testifies about Jan. 6

During Jan. 6 hearings, former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone has been described as trying to control the fire that Trump set. He is to testify to the committee behind closed doors on Friday.

A Buddhist monk takes a photo on his phone at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar.

Smartphones Bring Happiness And Headaches To Myanmar

There were half a million mobile subscribers five years ago. Now there are 22 million. And so the Burmese are getting a course in the pluses and minuses of technology.

Community members Carol Geithner, left, and Yasemine Jamison take part in a candlelight vigil near the Capital Gazette, the day after a gunman killed five people inside the newspaper's building in Annapolis.

Capital Gazette Shooting Victims: The 5 Killed In Attack On Maryland Newsroom

A gunman entered the offices of the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis on Thursday and opened fire, killing four journalists and a sales assistant. We have profiles of the victims.

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Fraught Fromage, Dammit, Planet! and Scintillating Scallions.

As more teens get mobile devices, parents are using apps to track their every tweet and post.

Parent Over Shoulder: Apps Help Mom Snoop Online, But Should She?

A new industry of apps is helping parents stay one step ahead of their kids online, monitoring every post, photo and text they send or receive. Some argue this is necessary parental oversight in the modern digital age. Others say it sends the wrong message to kids and can backfire.

Following the example set in Pakistan, the government of Bangladesh is having the mobile operator Grameenphone, which is majority-owned by Telenor, fingerprint SIM card customers. This is an FAQ on the biometric program.

After Terrorist Attack, A Phone Company Is Beating Google At Big Data

When terrorists killed nearly 150 at a high school in Pakistan, the government asked mobile carriers to fingerprint every SIM card owner. Soon, one firm realized its power to collect customer data.

Journalist Details 'Brazen Ways' Trump Will Use His Power To Get Reelected

"What you have is a presidential campaign that is pushing lies and distortions and conspiracy theories into the bloodstream at an unprecedented rate," says Atlantic writer McKay Coppins.

Kelly de Waard, quarterback for the Amsterdam Cats, gives her team a pre-game pep talk before facing off against the Rotterdam Ravens in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Sept. 27, 2020. This would be the only game of the season, which was canceled shortly afterward due to COVID-19.

For the love of the game: These were the athletes of the Queens Football League

By the middle of 2020, the Queens Football League had six teams: the Cats, Ravens, Blue Jays, Valkyries, Black Scorpions and Wolverines. Then the pandemic ground everything to a halt.

Summers may come and go, but the songs of the summer last forever

All summer, a wide range of hits were in the running for the biggest songs of the season — country singalongs, rap diss tracks, pop kiss-offs and rock epics. But two took the race down to the wire.

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