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Juan Mendez, a United Nations representative on torture, said he was disappointed with the U.S. because it would not let him talk to Pfc. Bradley Manning alone.

The phone-hacking scheme that targeted celebrities and politicians was centered at News International's News of the World. A rekindled criminal inquiry into the case is underscoring close ties between British authorities and Rupert Murdoch's media empire.

One principal in Chicago has banned students from bringing a packed lunch from home. She says, nutritionally, it's better for kids to eat a school lunch.

The Japanese government raised its assessment of the crisis at Japan's stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant to the highest possible level. And it could take more than 10 years and $10 billion to clean it up. Though engineers know how to handle the basic operations, nobody's ever tried a nuclear cleanup on this scale before.

Even Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick himself describes the story of his life — from growing up on welfare in Chicago to thriving in business and politics — as "improbable." But he had a lot of help, he says, from a loving family and supportive teachers.

Convictions are rare in Kabul, facts are elusive, and many say arrests are not possible. Several figures seen as key to fighting corruption have themselves faced charges in recent months, leaving the Afghan public to wonder whether the accused have been caught red-handed, or perhaps were getting a bit too close to catching someone who really is guilty.

The goal of the "O' Miami" poetry festival is to get all 2.5 million residents of Miami-Dade County to "encounter" a poem before the end of April. Artists are dropping poems from planes and sewing poetry into thrift store clothes — and of course, there's a haiku contest.

Ford announced it might have to slow or stop production in Asia because of parts shortages from Japan. Ford has temporarily halted operations at some U.S. and European facilities because it can't get parts from Japanese factories affected by the earthquake and tsunami.

Toyota is telling its dealers to brace for vehicle shortages because of the disaster in Japan. The company has also told its American workers to plan for some unscheduled days off. Toyota plans to shut down its U.S. factories five extra days this spring because of the parts shortage.

The unemployment rate for people with disabilities remains stubbornly high, even as rates have fallen for other workers. During the recession, employers combined job descriptions so they could do more with fewer workers. This trend squeezes out people with developmental disabilities who typically have a more limited set of job skills.