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  • One caucusgoer is sure Mitt Romney was given 20 more votes than he should have gotten. Since Rick Santorum was reportedly just eight votes behind, that little miscalculation could mean a lot. But state GOP officials doubt the outcome will change.
  • The U.S. average price for a gallon of gas was a record $3.513 in 2011. Stronger demand, tensions with Iran and other factors are expected to push the average up further in 2012.
  • A team from the aircraft carrier strike force group that Iran threatened earlier this week went to the aid of Iranians who had been held captive for several weeks, the U.S. Navy reports.
  • Under the new rule, children and spouses of American citizens may not have to leave the country to apply for legal status.
  • The impending bankruptcy of Kodak and the closure of camera and record stores that had been around for decades offer further proof that more and more goods and services have moved online. Somehow, that doesn't mean we have less stuff.
  • The opposition movement in Morocco adopted the music of provocative rapper Mouad Belrhouate. Now, supporters say his arrest and trial are attempts to silence him. Despite recent reforms, activists say Morocco still has a long way to go.
  • Volkswagen has come a long way since it tried to market cars to Americans with the "Fahrvergnugen" slogan. The company has adapted to the U.S. market with bigger, less quirky cars. It seems to have paid off, as sales rose last year in the U.S. — but the company is set on becoming No. 1 worldwide.
  • Kodak developed the first, 13-pound digital camera in 1975. But it was never really able to capitalize on the product it had invented, and its digital strategy was a bust, analysts say. Now, it's trying to sell thousands of patents for the technology behind digital photography to stave off bankruptcy.
  • A Japanese sushi magnate paid $736,000 this week for one 593-pound bluefin tuna, the highest amount ever paid for a single fish. But environmentalists say this extravagant sale may encourage fishermen to continue to exceed set quotas for catching bluefin.
  • The GOP front-runner started the week telling Iowa supporters, "I need every vote." He didn't know how right he was. After an eight-vote victory in Iowa, he left for the loving embraces of New Hampshire and John McCain. Then came South Carolina, and not quite so much love.
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