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As investigators piece together what happened to three young women who appear to have been held captive for about a decade, the residents of the Cleveland neighborhood where they were found are in shock.

For Time Warner Cable customers in major cities, the battle for the future of television is playing out before their eyes as CBS and the cable giant fight over fees. You might not realize it, but between a third and half of your cable bill goes directly to pay for channels like CBS or ESPN.

A local Christian aid group is trying to help villages adapt using drought-tolerant crops and irrigation pumps. But even with new techniques, farmers still need to know: When is it safe to plant?

The enthusiasm and joy of a historic free election had given way to resignation, during the second round of presidential voting in Egypt. With the high court's move to dissolve the country's parliament, some Egyptians have lost faith in their fledgling democracy.

Sen. Dick Lugar of Indiana, currently the longest serving Republican senator, was known for reaching across the aisle.

In a speech delivered from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, Obama said that after more than a decade of war, the U.S. is on a path toward peace.

As the nation's roughly 78 million baby boomers move into old age, the need for long-term care will soar. But when it comes to long-term-care insurance, relatively few sign up. The policies can be expensive and some big insurance companies have stopped offering them.

Most Chicago public schools have less-than-six-hour school days — some of the shortest in the country. And many have no recess. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing to lengthen the day to at least seven hours. But critics say some crucial details are missing — especially, how much a longer school day would cost.

The grand jury was presented with hours of testimony and thousands of pages of documents. Their job was to decide if there was enough probable cause to bring charges against officer Darren Wilson.

The face of public housing is changing in the U.S. In one of the biggest experiments, Chicago's Housing Authority has torn down most of its high-rise public housing units. For decades, they were home to thousands of residents who persevered even when the developments became overrun with crime and poverty. Now the American Theater Company is presenting The Projects, a documentary play about the hope, danger and changes that have occurred in public housing as told by current and former residents, gang members and scholars.