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The nuclear emergency in Japan has prompted closer scrutiny of nuclear power around the globe. Yet, it has not slowed interest in mining uranium near the Grand Canyon, where there are some of the richest deposits in the country.

A defense lawyer said the two Americans arrested in 2009 and charged with espionage — Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal — were not brought into court and that Iranian officials gave no immediate explanation.

In Shelton, Conn., high school senior James Tate wanted to ask someone to prom in a special way. In the middle of the night, he and friends brought a ladder to the school and taped this message in tall letters to the side of the building: "Sonali Rodrigues, Will you go to prom with me?" She said yes, but the school suspended Tate for trespassing.

Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy has flown over the Grand Canyon. He did it while wearing a jetpack. His other feats include flying over the English Channel.

The al-Qaida leader's death came about 20 minutes into the 40 minutes that U.S. forces were at bin Laden's compound, CBS News reports. Commandos spent considerable time gathering evidence before departing.

The wire service's poll, taken after U.S. commandos killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, puts the president's approval rating at 60% — up from 53 percent in March. Other polls give the president slightly lower readings.

The destructive power of the "slow-moving wall of water" rolling south from Illinois to Louisiana is hard to capture in words. It's something that has to be seen to be fully understood.

Actually, she's a peahen. And the free-thinking bird is, you guessed it, now tweeting about her travels. Bronx Zoo Cobra isn't happy about that.

The Texas legislature recently passed a bill requiring doctors to conduct a sonogram at least 24 hours before performing an abortion. Texas State Rep. Sid Miller wrote the bill and says it will "save numerous unborn lives." Abortion rights advocates worry the law will make it tougher for women to seek abortions. Host Michel Martin discusses the legislation with Texas State Representatives Sid Miller and Carol Alvarado. Alvarado opposes the legislation and is a former board member of Planned Parenthood.

The Mississippi River's floodwaters were bearing down on one of the most poverty-stricken parts of the country after cresting at Memphis, Tenn., just inches short of the record set in 1937. Meanwhile, officials were busy trying to patch up "sand boils," spots where the Mississippi River was undermining the levee defenses.