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Browns Ferry nuclear plant near Athens, Ala. will be under greater inspection and oversight from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Last August, the U.S. government suspended adoptions from Nepal because it was concerned about fraud in Nepal's adoption system. The change left 66 American families in limbo. Since then, all but one of the families have been granted visas for their adopted Nepali children. But now some question: Where is the fraud?

Infertility treatment is prohibitively expensive for many. Some couples take out a second mortgage, cash in their 401(k) or run up credit cards to pay for it. In Virginia, one nonprofit organization is providing financial help in the belief that becoming a parent should not depend on your paycheck.

The former House speaker visited the World War I battlefield of Verdun, in France, as a 15-year-old Army brat. That glimpse of the brutality of war, he says, set him on his course in politics.

The Libyan city of Misrata has been the main battlefront for weeks, as rebels struggle to push back Moammar Ghadafi's forces. The rebel want to push back Ghadafi's men far enough away that their rockets can't hit Misrata's civilian population.

Intel's International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles brings together more than 1,600 high school students from all over the world to compete for more than $4 million in prizes. Renee Montagne speaks with writer Judy Dutton and competitor Taylor Wilson about this year's fair. Dutton has written a book called Science Fair Season.

The surge of water moving down the Mississippi River is making its way into the Mississippi Delta. The region has a long history of flooding.

General Motors CEO Dan Akerson says his company will invest $2 billion to upgrade 17 plants. The company also plans to hire up to 4,000 people. About 2,000 of them will come from the company's pool of laid-off workers.

In Japan, Hatsune MIku is a pop star. She's come to the United States to promote the Toyota Corolla. The most incredible thing about her is that she isn't human. She's a 3-D projection with a digital voice. Her ads are airing in Asian-American media markets.

Out of the Vinyl Deeps is a tribute to The New Yorker's first pop critic — a writer whose words were as accessible as a great backbeat. The articles, collected and edited by Willis' daughter, are like conversations that feel relevant and real.