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University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe, seen at a news conference last year in Rolla, Mo., announced his resignation Monday following a meeting of the University Board Of Curators.

Amid Controversy, University Of Missouri President And Chancellor Step Down

After protests, a student's hunger strike and a strike by some football players, President Tim Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin announced their resignations.

Birth control pills are 99 percent effective in preventing pregnancy, research shows — but only if you remember to take them as prescribed. Rod-shaped implants, T-shaped IUDs and vaginal rings are other options.

More Women Opt For IUD, Contraceptive Implant For Birth Control

The number of U.S. women choosing long-acting, reversible birth control methods has more than quadrupled since 2002, data suggest. Use of the pill, condoms and female sterilization has dipped a bit.

The Paris Attacks: Portraits Of Some Of The Victims

The victims were mothers and fathers. Some loved music and one was experiencing life away from the United States for the first time.

Lily Cheung teaches Mandarin to Greg Wong (left), Lt. Charles Flores (right) and other New York City firefighters, EMTs and paramedics at an old firehouse. The city is predicting that Chinese residents are likely to become New York's largest immigrant group in the next few years.

For NYC Firefighters Learning Mandarin, Service Starts With 'Ni Hao'

Some New York City first responders are taking Mandarin classes as a way to better serve the country's largest Chinese immigrant community during emergencies.

Manny Pacquiao, who's currently running for a Senate seat in the Philippines, was criticized for saying it was "common sense" that animals don't have homosexual relations — and that people who do are worse than animals.

Manny Pacquiao Apologizes For 'Comparing Homosexuals To Animals'

"I still stand on my belief that I'm against same sex marriage because of what the Bible says, but I'm not condemning LGBT," the famous boxer says, after a TV interview went viral.

Bankia's new repayment plan is geared toward thousands of small investors who were persuaded to convert their savings accounts into bank shares.

Bailed Out In 2012, Spanish Bank Says It Will Repay Investors, With Interest

Bankia says small investors "will quickly and easily recoup 100 percent of their investments plus compensatory interest" — hopefully within 15 days.

Kalamazoo Shootings Update

In Kalamazoo, Mich., at least six people are dead and others injured after multiple shootings Saturday. Authorities say the shootings were random. Michigan Public Radio's Rick Pluta has an update.

An artist's rendering shows gas falling into a supermassive black hole, creating a quasar.

Solving The Mystery Of The Disappearing Quasar

Scientists were studying the properties of the light coming from a quasar — one of the brightest objects in the universe — when the light just seemed to wink out. Now they think they know why.

An In-N-Out Burger sign, pictured in California in June 2010. City health officials briefly shut down the San Francisco location for not following COVID-19 protocols, though it has since reopened for outdoor dining and takeout.

San Francisco shut down its In-N-Out for not checking patrons' vaccination status

San Francisco's only In-N-Out location still hasn't reopened for indoor dining. The restaurant violated public health requirements by allowing customers to enter without showing proof of vaccination.

Despite leaving the acting business multiple times, Stockwell's career spanned 70 years.

'Blue Velvet' and 'Quantum Leap' actor Dean Stockwell has died at age 85

The veteran actor was known for his wide variety of roles — from sci-fi tv shows such as Quantum Leap and Battlestar Galactica, to arthouse classics like Paris, Texas and Blue Velvet.

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