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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Pulled Over For Speeding

A police officer in Fort Worth, Texas, pulled over a car and discovered the big-name NASCAR driver at the wheel. Earnhardt was heading to the Texas Motor Speedway. He was given a warning.

Sixtus "Baggio" Leung (left) and Yau Wai-ching (right) of the Youngspirations party march during a protest in Hong Kong on Sunday. Hong Kong police used pepper spray to drive back hundreds of protesters angry at China's decision to intervene in a row over whether the two pro-independence lawmakers should be barred from the city's legislature.

China Steps In To Bar 2 Newly Elected Hong Kong Legislators From Office

When the two young lawmakers took their oaths of office last month, they inserted a derogatory term for China. Now Beijing says they can't retake the oath, which means they can't serve their terms.

Voters in Winston-Salem, N.C., wait in line to cast their ballots during early voting for the 2016 general election.

With Fewer Legal Tools In Hand, Justice Department Prepares To Monitor Election

More than 500 monitors and observers will watch polling sites in 28 states, looking for voting rights violations such as discrimination against voters because of their race or language.

Market-Frankford line trains remain idle at a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority station in Upper Darby, Pa., just outside Philadelphia, on Nov. 1. Philadelphia's transit strike ended early Monday, as SEPTA said it has reached a tentative, five-year deal with the union.

Philadelphia Transit Strike Ends, Just In Time For Election Day

The transit authority and its largest union have reached a settlement to end a nearly weeklong strike. The news came just hours before a judge was set to rule on enjoining the strike for Election Day.

Testing Begins On An Experimental Zika Vaccine With Inactivated Virus

Scientists are racing to create a vaccine. The latest effort being tested uses inactivated virus, a technique that has been used successfully to fight other diseases, and human volunteers.

Veterinarians treat a patient at a donkey clinic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Donkeys Are Finally Getting More Respect

Ethiopia has 7 million donkeys — more than any other country. They have a pretty tough life, but changes are afoot.

Journalists work in the Trump campaign's designated media pen as they wait for the candidate to arrive at a town hall meeting on March 14 in Tampa, Fla. Foreign journalists covering the campaign say gaining official access to Trump events has been more challenging than to Hillary Clinton's.

How Foreign Journalists Here Try To Explain The U.S. Election Back Home

Reporters from Europe, Turkey and Lebanon share their experiences covering the 2016 U.S. election — everything from translation challenges to close encounters with a pregnant Ivanka Trump.

'Westworld' Creators Explore The 'Dark Thrills' Of The Digital Age

Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy offer a pessimistic view of human nature in Westworld, HBO's futuristic TV series about a theme park that allows tourists to act out their Wild West fantasies.

College of St. Mary voted one of safest small campuses in the U.S.

CollegeChoice.net recently named The College of St. Mary one of the safest small campuses in the United States.Dave Ferber, CSM’s director of safety and…

Cowboy Cake is an example of American baking deliciousness born of hard times. When cowboys moved out West, they didn't bring hens with them. Instead of eggs, they "made do by cooking down raisins into a thick syrup that magically moistens and leavens the cake without eggs and with very little fat," says Anne Byrn, author of <em>American Cake.</em>

Make America Bake Again: A History Of Cake In The U.S.

From the waste-not ethos behind Angel Food Cake, to the science fads that sparked chocolate cake, American Cake tells a story of immigration and ingenuity.

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