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Harvard University has decided to stop offering its "early action" round of applications. The university fears that the system gives wealthy students an advantage in the admissions process.

Harvard University announced Tuesday that it plans to end its early admissions program, which critics say favor wealthy, privileged students who can commit to an expensive college before reviewing financial-aid opportunities at other institutions.

President Bush swiftly condemned North Korea's reported nuclear weapons test, saying the United States would hold North Korea "fully accountable for the consequences of such action." Meanwhile, the U.N. Security Council began drafting a resolution that could lead to further sanctions against North Korea.

Malian singer-songwriter Salif Keita is a pioneer of African popular music who sings about racism and political struggle. Independent producer Reese Erlich goes to Bamako, Mali, to gauge the impact of Keita's music on the people of Mali and his role in the birth of the Afro-Pop sound.

Two months after hundreds of tons of toxic waste were dumped in and around the West African city of Abidjan, in Ivory Coast, the putrid stench and poisonous fumes have faded. But the international scandal has not.

Esther Schor, poet and professor of English at Princeton University, has written a biography of Emma Lazarus, whose verse graces the Statue of Liberty. Lazarus' life and work are worth a second look in light of the current debate on U.S. immigration policy.

Increasing numbers of voters are taking to the mailbox instead of their local polling station. What does a rise in the absentee vote mean in overall voter participation?

A new report from the National Academy of Sciences says the honey bees that pollinate billions of dollars worth of farm crops are in decline. That could spell trouble for the farm economy.

Nearly a week after Pope Benedict XVI made remarks seen as hostile to Islam, there's been very little let-up in the anger and protests among Muslims across the globe. On Sunday, the Pope said he was deeply sorry for having caused offense when he quoted a 14th-century text that describes some of the teachings of Islam as "evil and inhuman."

Sisters Assia and Iman Boundaoui grew up outside Chicago, their lives straddling what it is to be Muslim and American. Born to Algerian parents, the young women reflect on how they are perceived by non-Muslims and their national pride.