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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is trying to both defend and disavow the landmark universal health law he signed into law in 2006. But the GOP presidential hopeful's protestations make him sound very much like, well, President Obama.

Will Ferrell plays it straight and sad (if not sober) in an adaptation of a Raymond Carver story about an off-the-wagon alcoholic who's forced to take inventory of his life — and decides to sell most of his possessions.

The romance between Ruben and Rachel Salazar began with a misdirected email. Ruben and Rachel shared similar email addresses, and he received a note meant for her. The two began chatting long distance, and love blossomed, even though they had never met.

Mahmoud Jibril, prime minister of the so-called Transitional National Council, is making the rounds in Washington. His goal: to persuade the U.S. to recognize the body as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people — and to give it some of the $30 billion in Libyan assets the U.S. has frozen.

The first "public relations" that a product has is its name, so it has to be good. Because a product's name can have an impact on sales, there are many do's and don'ts for coming up with one. Marketing experts reveal the tricks of the trade.

A Newark, N.J., teen is suing police for detaining her after she used a cellphone to videotape on-duty officers. As technology makes it easier to shoot video, clashes like hers are becoming more common — and are fueling a national discussion on the legality of taping law enforcement officials.

Thousands of acres of the Mississippi Delta are being inundated by floodwaters. Backwater levees along the Yazoo River, which feeds into the Mississippi, are not high enough to withstand this record flood. One town in the danger zone is Rolling Fork, which was home to legendary Mississippi bluesman Muddy Waters.

Rosedale, Miss, is in the middle of the flood zone in the Mississippi Delta. John Janoush, vice president of Jantran, which operates towboats, tells Steve Inskeep that six of his towboats are stuck on the Arkansas River, a tributary of the Mississippi.

Mitt Romney, who is exploring another run for the White House, was in Ann Arbor, Mich., Thursday, talking about healthcare. It's an issue that's likely to be among the most difficult he'll face in his bid for the Republican nomination for 2012.

CEOs from the major oil companies were on Capitol Hill Thursday, being grilled by Democratic senators. Members of Senate Finance Committee asked the executives to testify about the tax breaks their companies receive.