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  • French President Francois Hollande takes part Thursday in an interview on French 2 TV in Paris.
    French President Tries Again For Tax On Rich
    In a TV interview, Francois Hollande said companies that pay workers more than 1 million euros will see the tax on those salaries increase to 75 percent. The announcement comes as the Socialist leader battles plummeting approval ratings.
  • The Ouya game console and controller. Games are sold through something like an app store, allowing customers to sample them before buying.
    Game Console Ouya Lures Buyers With $99 Price Tag
    A $99 video game console funded through Kickstarter went on sale this week. Ouya is significantly cheaper than the big-brand consoles and also relies on a different business model. Games are sold through something like an app store, allowing customers to sample them before buying.
  • Book News: Author Of Controversial 'Seduction Guide' Apologizes
    Also: Science fiction author and screenwriter Richard Matheson has died; John McEnroe has a book deal.
  • Paula Deen's Sons Speak Up, But Her Empire Further Crumbles
    Bobby and Jamie Deen say their mother is the victim of character assassination. Their defense comes as the queen of Southern cooking continues to lose endorsement deals. But not all of Deen's business partners are abandoning her, nor are all her fans.
  • The Bizzaro brothers — James, 81 (left) and Paul, 82 — spent their childhoods living in a house right behind the Statue of Liberty.
    Two Brothers Remember Lives Spent With Liberty
    Paul and James Bizzaro spent their childhoods living in a house right behind the Statue of Liberty. Their family moved to Liberty Island 75 years ago, not long after their father became a guard at the statue. Lady Liberty was their playground. And their father kept her torch lit for 36 years.
  • More than three quarters of new babies get at least a start at breast-feeding, according to the CDC.
    More Moms Are Breast-Feeding, But Many Babies Still Miss Out
    Mothers are breast-feeding longer, according to a new federal report. But many moms don't get help learning how to breast-feed, and hospitals sabotage their efforts by giving healthy babies formula and giving parents free formula samples.
  • Buzz, Georgia Tech's mascot, wasn't the only bug in the students' midst last fall. An outbreak of bacterial pneumonia sickened at least 83 in what the CDC called the largest known outbreak at a university in 35 years.
    What Outbreak? Students Tune Out Tweeted Health Warnings
    When an outbreak of pneumonia sickened 83 Georgia Tech students last fall, campus officials blanketed the campus with information about how to stop the infection's spread. Despite the barrage of information, many students surveyed a month later said they never got the word.
  • Ho Van Lang, found in the jungle of central Vietnam 40 years after he and his father fled the war.
    Father And Son Coaxed From Jungle 40 Years After Vietnam War
    Ho Van Thanh fled the Vietnam War with his infant son in 1973. Father and son returned to civilization this week.
  • Police and forensic officers near the scene of Wednesday's brutal attack.
    London Attack Deemed Likely Terrorist Incident
    The incident occurred Wednesday when the suspects attacked the man near a London military barracks.
  • Kaiba Gionfriddo, who breathes with help from a splint created by a 3-D printer, plays with his family dog, Bandit, at his Youngstown, Ohio, home.
    3-D Printer Makes Life-Saving Splint For Baby Boy's Airway
    A 3-D printer is being credited with helping to save an Ohio baby's life, after doctors "printed" a tube to support a weak airway that caused him to stop breathing. The innovative procedure has allowed Kaiba Gionfriddo, of Youngstown, Ohio, to stay off a ventilator for more than a year.
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