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Rebuffing the United States and Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas submitted an application, asking the United Nations to recognize Palestine as a member state.

Some candidates run for the White House over and over again, usually with little effect on the race itself. What do they get out of it? Why do they bother? "My ultimate goal is actually ... to win," says fourth-time hopeful Joe Schriner. "Seriously."

The president said states can now apply for waivers allowing them to scrap the requirement that all children must show they are proficient in reading and math by 2014. But states must first meet conditions designed to better prepare and test students.

Scientists were able to recreate what people were seeing by looking at their brain function. But don't worry, the technology is still decades away from being able to reveal your deepest, darkest thoughts.

Death penalty opponents seized on the execution of Davis, whose conviction of killing a police officer was based on questionable eyewitness accounts, as an event that could turn the tide against state-sponsored executions. History, however, suggests that despite outrage in some quarters over the killing of Davis and other executions, public opinion will remain firmly supportive.

Some people are taking bedbug control into their own hands, buying and administering pesticides in their homes. But a report from the CDC that dozens people have been sicked from overusing or misusing the chemicals.

Federal regulators are moving closer to implementing new safety standards for table saws, which injure thousands of users each year. One possible solution is a safety brake that stops a blade when it comes into contact with skin. But saw manufacturers say the cost is too high.

A fundamental rule of nature is that nothing travels faster than the speed of light. Now, physicists working in Europe say they may have discovered a subatomic particle that breaks that speed limit. But that extraordinary claim is being greeted with a healthy dose of skepticism.

The House's stopgap spending bill, rejected by the Senate on Friday, takes money from a federal clean cars program to offset spending for disaster aid. Some Republicans see the move as a matter of prioritization, but opponents say it would put American manufacturing jobs at risk.

Longer life expectancies and lower fertility rates have led to rapidly aging populations in countries such as Germany, Italy and Spain. This will make it harder for Europe to get out of debt and, over the long haul, threatens economic growth.