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  • Customers chat at a Beijing cafe modeled after the Central Perk cafe in the hit American sitcom <em>Friends</em>, in<em> </em>2010. Nearly a decade after the series ended, the popularity of <em>Friends</em> continues among young Chinese, who use the show as a language-learning tool and enjoy its depiction of young Americans.
    'Friends' Will Be There For You At Beijing's Central Perk
    A Chinese man in Beijing has set up a cafe identical to the New York hangout on the hit TV show. For owner Du Xin, Friends is "like a religion" — and he's not the only one. He's opened a second Central Perk in Shanghai, capitalizing on the Chinese fondness for the six friends and their laid-back, freewheeling lives.
  • A truckload of brunost cheese, like the kind seen here, recently caught fire in a Norwegian tunnel.
    Burning Cheese Closes Norwegian Road For Days
    A specialty Norwegian cheese, brunost, proved so flammable that it burned for several days, badly damaging a Norwegian road tunnel.
  • In a May 9, 2012 photo, Capt. Sara Rodriguez, 26, of the 101st Airborne Division, carries a litter of sandbags during the Expert Field Medical Badge training at Fort Campbell, Ky. Female soldiers are moving into new jobs in once all-male units as the U.S. Army breaks down formal barriers in recognition of what's already happened in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    Panetta Is Lifting Ban On Women In Combat Roles
    The groundbreaking move overturns a 1994 rule and opens up thousands of front-line positions for women. Panetta is expected to announce the decision along with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff tomorrow.
  • A frozen pair of gloves belonging to a Chicago firefighter stand on a railing behind him, during a five-alarm blaze in a warehouse on the city's South Side.
    Stunning Photos: In Chicago, Firefighters Battle Huge Flames In Arctic Cold
    It was the biggest fire in years and it was made more spectacular by extremely cold temperatures.
  • Yair Lapid and his new political party, There Is a Future, got the second-most votes in Israel's election on Tuesday.
    An Israeli Political Newcomer, Who May Soon Be An Insider
    Journalist-turned-politician Yair Lapid saw his new party — There Is a Future — become the second-largest party in parliament in Tuesday's election. Now the question is whether he will join the government or be in the opposition.
  • Ai Weiwei's<em> Snake Ceiling,</em> a serpentine form made from children's backpacks, is currently on display at the Hirshhorn Museum's "According to What?" exhibit. It commemorates the thousands of students who died in poorly constructed schools during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
    In 'According To What?' Ai Weiwei Makes Mourning Subversive
    A Washington showcase of work by the Chinese dissident artist reveals his preoccupation with the tragic 2008 Sichuan earthquake: To create one of the pieces, Ai ran afoul of Chinese authorities, asking for help collecting the names of children who died when their schools collapsed.
  • National Transportation Safety Board investigators inspect a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Japan's Takamatsu Airport. A Federal Aviation Administration investigation into the plane's troubles has widened into a review of the agency's certification process for new airliners.
    Dreamliner Woes Expose FAA's Potential Weak Spots
    The investigation into the Boeing 787 has widened to include not just its batteries and electronics, but also the Federal Aviation Administration's certification process. Chronically understaffed, the agency often relies on manufacturers themselves to assist in the testing of new planes.
  • Aaron Neville's latest album, <em>My True Story,</em> is a collection of the doo-wop songs he grew up singing in New Orleans.
    The 'True Story' Inside Aaron Neville's Doo-Wop World
    Neville's latest album, My True Story, is a collection of the songs he grew up singing in the New Orleans projects. The sound of those early influences would guide him throughout a career spanning more than 50 years.
  • NFL Pressures Indiana Man To Give Up On Trademark
    The coaches in next month's Super Bowl are brothers. Jim Harbaugh's San Francisco 49ers face John Harbaugh's Baltimore Ravens. Roy Fox tried to trademark the phrases: Harbowl and Harbaugh Bowl. The NFL threatened to sue him.
  • Research Looks At Starchy Diet's Role In Dogs' Evolution
    Some dogs need to be on specialized diets for health reasons, but most eat just about anything. That wasn't always the case, however. The domestic dog's ancestor, the wolf, ate only meat. Research suggests for dogs to live with humans, they had to adapt to a starchy diet.
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