Saving the SS United States

The famed superliner was the fastest, most technologically advanced ship of its day; Now, conservators are trying to rescue her from the scrap yard

Wayne Brady: Just getting warmed up

The Emmy-winning improv comic, singer, and host of "Let's Make a Deal" says, "I've always consistently just been me"

Almanac: The Volkswagen Beetle

On February 17, 1972, VW set a sales milepost for the little car that could

Naomi Watts on acting "The Impossible"

The Oscar-nominated actress talks of playing a 2004 tsunami survivor's real-life struggle

How drones are changing the military

The day may come when a drone can do anything a manned aircraft can do, better, altering how wars are fought

Faith Salie: Please stop with the love padlocks

Says attaching a padlock to a monument and throwing away the key is not a metaphor for love, its vandalism

Nature: Geckos

This week's moment in nature takes us to Safety Harbor, Fla., where some geckos seek safe harbor.

Meet the Academy Award nominees

Did you hear the one about the Borscht Belt?

The Catskill Mountain resorts of Upstate New York were the legendary birthplace of a certain brand of humor: Borscht Belt comedy; The resorts are almost all gone now but, as Richard Schlesinger found out, the humor lives on

Ulysses S. Grant's last battle

Dying from tongue and throat cancer, the Civil War hero and ex-President spent his final days in a Herculean bid to save his family from financial ruin

Web extra: U.S. Grant: Great general ... lousy president?

The tragic case of Oscar Pistorius

Born with no bones in his lower legs but determined to run, Oscar Pistorius rose to competing in the Olympic Games. But a happy ending to his life's story may be lost, after a fatal shooting at his South African residence, as Kelly Cobiella reports

On Manti Te'o and imaginary girlfriends

Luke Burbank says there may be advantages to a relationship with someone who doesn't exist

Drones: Eyes in the sky

As technology advances, unmanned aircraft used for surveillance are moving from the battlefield to your backyard, and not everyone is happy with it (with poll)

Gallery: Surveillance drones

John Mayer: His "Shadow Days" are over

Singer talks of celebrity relationships, his recovery from throat surgery, and returning to the microphone (With web-exclusive video)

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What do tall women think about shorter men?

Couples where each partner is the same height, or where the man is taller that the woman, are considered the norm. But what do taller women do with shorter men? Mo Rocca reports.

Tim McGraw: Clinging to underdog status

Country superstar says that despite his success, "I want to feel like I'm in a corner sometimes and need to fight my way out of it"

Political artist Ai Weiwei

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has faced censorship and imprisonment by China's government; Rita Braver reports on a U.S. exhibit of the dissident's creations

Gallery: The art of Ai Weiwei

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