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New York Times correspondent Jeffrey Gettleman will receive a George Polk Award this week for being the first to report that the militant Islamist group al-Shabab had prevented starving people from leaving Somalia. He details how he got the story.

Coverage of foster care for Native American children, the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and the Arab Spring was recognized. Other organizations receiving awards include the BBC, CNN and Japan's NHK.

Hafiz Mohammad Saeed said the U.S. knows where he is and should just give him the bounty.

The U.S. now has 30 days to arraign Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on charges including terrorism and murder.

The layoffs at Yahoo Wednesday reduce its staff by about 14 percent, part of a turnaround by new CEO Scott Thompson. He's the third CEO at the Internet firm in four years. Thompson is aiming Yahoo toward better analysis of users' personal data to boost advertising revenue, and toward improving Yahoo for mobile devices.

Now that the Republican primary contest finally appears to be petering out, President Obama and Mitt Romney wasted no time training their sights on each other.

With pride and sadness, writer David Freed watched his son Robert go off to the war in Afghanistan. In a piece in the Los Angeles Times, Freed suggests that politicians who vote or make orders to deploy service members don't understand the full extent of what it means to have a loved one serve.

Opposition activists said in the past two days, 80 people have been killed.

Rachel Veitch can't drive her beloved 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente any more because of her eyesight. Her "Chariot" has been with her nearly five decades and for more miles than a trip to the moon and back. She never considered trading in the car she loves.

Research finds that bilingual children are better at "executive processing," which includes being able to pay attention, plan and organize thoughts.