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<p>A relaxed and fit President Obama meets with senior advisers at the White House in early July. </p>

Obama: 'Fit For Duty' And Smoker No More

Obama's latest cholesterol numbers would be the envy of most 50-year-old American men. His doctors calls them "ideal," and they're down from his last physical in early 2010.

<p>A new study tries to answer the age-old question: Are teachers underpaid?</p>

Conservative Think Tank Study Finds Teachers Are 'Overpaid'

The American Enterprise Institute said teachers are earning 52 percent more than their private-sector equals. Teachers' unions criticized the report saying the organization used "questionable research" to reach its conclusions.

<p>A sign in Spanish and English tells residents of El Paso, Texas, where to vote.</p>

Court To Decide If Texas Voting Maps Discriminate

Texas stands to gain four new seats in the U.S. House of Representatives if its legislative maps are approved by a federal court. The Justice Department has reservations about the redistricting plan, however, in part because it doesn't create a single new district that's majority Latino.

<p> Supporters of a constitutional amendment that says human life begins at the moment of fertilization gather at a prayer rally in Jackson, Miss., in June. Residents will vote on the amendment Nov. 8. </p>

Miss. Set To Vote On Measure Defining A Person

A personhood amendment on the state ballot would declare that life begins at conception. There is support for the measure in the conservative state but opposition from groups that say its broad language could limit contraception and threaten fertility treatments.

<p>The population of Karachi, Pakistan, has been boosted by a new influx of young people. And now the city, seen here during a political rally in January, is making a bid to attract global elites.</p>

In Karachi, New Aspirations To Be A Global Player

The grandest expression of the world's population growth is the word "megacity." In them, people and ideas clash: The ancient collides with the modern; secular with religious; global with local. In Karachi, Pakistan, those forces can be seen in the story of a single piece of real estate.

Mark Cline

Mark Cline is best known for making huge fanciful creations out of fiber glass, which show up everywhere from Dinosaur Land to Broadway.We explore how he…

ANIMATE THE IMAGE with a click. Raphael's Sistine Madonna (1513-14) and how Terry's dad might have marked it up to show the abstract structure.

Eye on Art : Realistic Art IS Abstract

Terry Ward recalls a childhood lesson from his dad about the abstract structure underpinning realism.Note: this essay was broadcast during The Spark's…

Singer/Songwriter George Washburne

18 year old singer/songwriter, George Washburne shares his hopes and dreams for a career in music.This photo of George is taken from the cover of his…

CDC: Time To Curb 'Shocking' Epidemic Of Narcotics Overdoses

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the nation's emergency rooms are seeing far more overdoses of prescription opioids such as OxyContin and Vicodin than heroin or cocaine.

<p>Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou leaves a news conference after a meeting with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy on Oct. 13 at EU headquarters in Brussels. EU leaders were surprised and angered Tuesday when Papandreou said he would place a debt restructuring proposal before Greek voters.</p>

Greek Inaction Or Democracy In Action?

A political calculation, not a financial one, may be at the heart of Prime Minister George Papandreou's decision Tuesday to send the EU debt restructuring proposal to voters, observers say.

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