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Charles L. Gittens' tenure opened the door for hundreds of minority Secret Service agents who served after him. NPR's Sam Sanders reports.

According to a report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, nearly 15 million children were living in poverty in 2009. In the foundation's first examination of the impact of the recession on the nation's children, researchers concluded that low-income children are likely to suffer academically, economically and socially long after their parents have recovered.

In India, paying bribes is often seen as part of life. A few rupees or a chocolate bar for a government official is the norm. But commentator Sandip Roy says things are changing. Newly energized activists are taking on corruption, and things are looking up.

Magpies and crows are well-known for their habit of collecting odds and ends in their nests. Not so very different, the thinking goes, from the way medieval cooks assembled ingredients for their pies.

When an injured bald eagle was brought to a rehabilitation center near Buffalo, N.Y., last week, there was a surprise: The female who was being treated there must have been his mate because they responded to each other immediately.

With the help of Vermont's governor, folk artist Bo Muller-Moore is contesting charges of trademark infringement from Chick-fil-A. The fast-food chain says Muller-Moore's "Eat More Kale" T-shirts too closely resemble its own "Eat Mor Chikin" ad campaign.

Radiation at Japan's troubled nuclear plants is causing new concerns on Sunday. Authorities report that radiation levels in the contaminated water at reactor unit 2 are four times higher than is safe. They have evacuated workers from there. Meanwhile along many coastal communities survivors are struggling with hardship and loss.

The court ruled Monday in a case asking whether family-owned businesses that offer employees health insurance must include contraception in their plans if they object to some forms of it.

The state produces a lot of energy, but environmentalists and the oil industry are joining to combat wind power companies as they try to expand.

"Professor" Irwin Corey is known as "the world's foremost authority." His birthday bash was held this week at the Actors Temple in New York City.