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This past Monday, HSH Nordbank, owner of Kunsthaus Tacheles, was set to auction off the 25,000 square meter property, but the auction was postponed at the last minute.

The World Health Organization is using the full power of its global bully pulpit today to draw attention to the growing problem of germs that are impervious to drug treatment.

President Obama called Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid back to the White House for another try at breaking the impasse of spending legislation and avoiding a government shutdown. Reid said he was less optimistic Thursday morning than he was Wednesday, however.

Singer-songwriter Brian Carpenter has cited places like Coney Island and the Florida Panhandle as inspiration for his work. On his latest album, Hothouse Stomp, Carpenter musically travels back to the jazz scene in 1920s Harlem and Chicago.

It's short for "missing in action." But the sneaky snake says (wink, wink) that her true name "is Mrs. Justin Bieber."

A study shows that the hormone progesterone, applied vaginally as a gel, can reduce the rate of premature delivery in high-risk women by 45 percent. It also improved the health of their babies.

Get ready to break into a sweat: this week's songs were picked by one of Latin Alternative's brightest rising stars, Rita Indiana. The prolific Dominican writer, artist and musician takes a breather from her busy schedule to share some of her favorite songs and talk about her own music.

The job market is getting better. The housing market is getting worse.

Speaker John Boehner avoided a no-win question when he declined to say whether he would or wouldn't "buck" the Tea Party in response to a question from ABC News' George Stephanopoulos. He also may have given some lawmakers heartburn when he said they shouldn't get paid during the shutdown.

But, adds the widely read Tunisian blogger known as Big Trap Boy, he suspects that many in his country will have trouble knowing "where politics start and where religions ends."