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The brutal government crackdown on protesters in Syria has drawn criticism and sanctions from the U.S., the U.N. and the EU, and has driven a wedge between longtime allies Syria and Turkey. Experts say the potential breakdown could put the region at risk.

The head of Pakistan's army has said he won't tolerate another covert American operation in his country. Meanwhile, many U.S. lawmakers said they don't want to continue aiding Pakistan as long as Pakistanis provide cover for terrorists.

The California Public Employee Retirement System, CalPers, is the largest public pension fund in the nation. During the financial crisis, the fund took a big hit. Joseph Dear, chief investment officer for CalPERS, tells Linda Wertheimer that recently the fund has had double-digit returns.

Designer Dominic Wilcox uses his iPhone in the bathtub. But he couldn't hold it and scroll without dropping it in the water. He tried scrolling with his nose but couldn't see what he was doing. So he invented the "finger-nose stylus" — a Pinocchio like nose extension that's strapped on with elastic.

Information gathered from the al-Qaida leader's compound in Pakistan indicates the terrorist network hoped to attack U.S. rail networks on Sept. 11, 2011, the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, sources tell various news outlets.

The Associated Press and Reuters both say the terrorist network has "confirmed" the death of Osama bin Laden. And it reportedly vows to continue attacking Americans and their allies.

The canine commando who was part of the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound has a lot of fans, and now one of them is using Twitter to give the dog a voice.

The new documents include details on an additional 35 detainees about whom no information had previously known.

The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has spearheaded a novel project designed to help bridge past and present: It commissioned six composers to write companion pieces for Bach's six Brandenburg Concertos.

Employers in April added more than 200,000 jobs for the third straight month, the biggest hiring spree in five years. The increase of 244,000 was larger than analysts had expected. But the unemployment rate rose to 9 percent from 8.8 percent in March.