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The Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Illinois has honored Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.  He was the first person to travel to space.  He made the flight April twelfth, nineteen sixty one.  Now, fifty years later, the Adler Planetarium is celebrating with a new sculpture of the man...

Tom Smith is the best hitter on his company's baseball team. For weeks during the playing season, Tom hit a home run in every game the team played. But then suddenly he stopped hitting home runs. He could not hit the baseball at all. One day he struck out three times in one game...

The day after U.S. forces killed terror network leader Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama said it is a good day for America.  And, the president’s top counterterrorism adviser briefed reporters on Monday about the details of the operation that killed bin Laden...

As nuclear workers in Japan struggle to contain radiation from the Fukushima reactor, world attention is turning back to Chernobyl, Ukraine. There, people prepare to mark the 25th anniversary of the explosion that blew the roof off Reactor Number 4...

As Egypt works to replace the government of President Hosni Mubarak, the country’s financial future is still far from certain. Many Egyptians are confident that a new government will usher in a more efficient and equitable economy. With the country still in turmoil, though, the economic recovery could be as unpredictable as the political future...

It was a fascinating and full year in technology. From a dangerous computer virus to Facebook to Wikileaks, there was much to talk about. Here are our highlightsfrom 2010 and a brief look forward to 2011...

I think people everywhere dream about having lots of money. I know I do. I would give anything to make money hand over fist. I would like to earn large amounts of money. You could win a large amount of money in the United States through lotteries. People pay money for tickets with numbers. If your combination of numbers is chosen, you win a huge amount of money – often in the millions. Winning the lottery is a windfall...