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Asians are bad drivers but can navigate roundabouts like this one in Shanghai, eh?

Dueling Stereotypes: Bad Asian Drivers, Good At Everything

After a horrific plane crash that killed two and injured many, some folks began blaming the accident on an old stereotype of Asians: that they're bad drivers. But this trope clashes with one of the Internet's favorite stereotypes: that Asians are expert tech-wizard ninjas. We're confused.

Even after drugs have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the safety studies continue.

After FDA Approval, Drugmakers Often Miss Study Mark

Since 2007, the Food and Drug Administration has had the power to require drugmakers to continue studying the safety of their pills or other medicines as a condition for approving them in the first place. An analysis finds that many studies are behind schedule.

Bernanke's Comments Lift Stocks To Record Highs

Stocks surged Thursday after the chief of the Federal Reserve sent signals that the central bank wasn't in a hurry to stop helping the economy. The Standard and Poor's 500 Index closed at a record high.

A view of the New Century Global Center in Chengdu, China. The structure — located in a suburb of Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province — is home to an indoor beach and a faux Mediterranean village.

China Unveils Massive Building — With Fake Beach, Fake Sun

The New Century Global Center in Chengdu, China, boasts shopping malls, luxury hotels — even a Mediterranean village. Inside, you can fit 20 Sydney Opera Houses, four Vaticans and three Pentagons.

An undated photo of Justin Carter, who's facing a felony "terroristic threat" charge in Texas.

Anonymous Person Posts $500,000 Bond To Free Texas Teen

Justin Carter, a 19-year-old Texas gamer who was arrested for writing Facebook messages about a school shooting, is out on bail.

Photos depict scenes at the $34 million command center in Camp Leatherneck, completed in November. U.S. troops will never use the facility, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction says.

'A $34 Million Waste Of The Taxpayers' Money' In Afghanistan

A new U.S. facility in Afghanistan offers 64,000 square feet of space for more than 1,000 military personnel. Finished last November, it cost tens of millions of dollars. It will never be used for its intended purpose, a military inspector says, and it could be demolished.

Toshi Seeger with her husband, folk singer Pete Seeger, in 2009.

Toshi Seeger, Wife Of Folk Singer Pete Seeger, Dies At 91

The couple shared a lifetime of collaboration. She died Tuesday, just shy of their 70th wedding anniversary.

Failure To Communicate Between Doctors And Men About PSA Test

Doctors are supposed to engage patients in shared decision-making over complex choices like whether or not to get tested for prostate cancer. But most doctors don't do that, a survey finds. And efforts to train doctors to do a better job haven't been all that successful.

House Speaker John Boehner discusses the farm bill vote at a news conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

House Passes Farm Bill Without Food Stamps

Republican leaders muster the votes to get passage of an abbreviated measure despite opposition from Democrats.

Craig Rowles tends to his pigs in a barn near Carroll, Iowa.

Are Antibiotics On The Farm Risky Business?

Farmers give antibiotics routinely to pigs, beef cattle and poultry. They say the drugs help keep animals healthy and get them to market faster. Others say this practice practically guarantees that bacteria will develop resistance to these antibiotics more quickly, endangering human lives and the long-term viability of the drugs.

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