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The state's pension system is $9 billion in the red. It doesn't even have half of the money it needs to pay future retirees. If lawmakers do nothing, it's predicted that in seven years, 20 percent of the state budget will be mailed out in pension checks.

Sharing a common currency with a group of fiscal losers has its benefits. The German economy gained strength over the past two years in large part because the European debt crisis weakened the euro. That made German exports more attractive to customers around the world.

In Italy, and in Greece, new leaders are trying to show they can tackle the nations' debt problems.

In Portland, Ore., meanwhile, protesters are looking for a way to regroup after being cleared from two parks. More than 50 were arrested there on Sunday.

Larry was brought to the prime minister's residence to deal with the rodents. But lately, he seems to have lost interest. According to The Daily Mail, during a dinner last week Prime Minister David Cameron threw a fork at a mouse that scampered by.

As demand for offices and other developments has weakened, rising commodity prices have made farmland more valuable — turning some sites that were planned for buildings back into fields for crops.

John Matko protested outside as fans went into Saturday's game. After the contest, Nebraska's coach said that he also thought the game should have been canceled.

More than half of the $5 billion in local food sales came not from farmers' markets but from restaurants and grocery stores, according to a government report. Those points of sale have attracted bigger farmers who might not bother with direct-to-consumer sales.

King Abdullah became the first Arab leader to call for Bashar Assad's ouster. The king also said he did not support a military intervention in Syria.

New Yorkers spent part of this fall pedaling demo versions of a new bike that may become as common as the city's yellow cabs. The city has chosen an Oregon company to set up a fleet of 10,000 rental bikes.