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The Alabama Public Service Commission has approved an application by Plains Mobile Pipeline for a 2.2-mile oil pipeline in Mobile County.

Study To Look At Pipeline Proposed Near Mobile Lake

Local officials in Mobile County say a study will look at safety concerns with building a proposed oil pipeline near the lake that provides most of…

World-class snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffered a severe brain injury in a brutal 2009 crash captured by cameras he and his teammates were wearing. His road to recovery — and to a new sense of self — is the central narrative thread of the documentary <em>The Crash Reel.</em>

A Sports Star's 'Crash,' Then The Search For A New Normal

A far cry from the usual amped-up extreme-sports film, Lucy Walker's The Crash Reel follows snowboarder Kevin Pearce from devastating wipeout through debilitating brain injury and protracted recovery — fitting his struggle into a larger consideration of sports-related injury. (Recommended)

Buster Sussman, 86, shown with his art instructor, Randall Williams, is a former real estate reporter who only recently started painting. His paintings were on display at the Burbank Senior Artists Colony.

Seniors Flex Creative Muscles In Retirement Arts Colonies

Some famous writers, painters and musicians have done some of their best work in their later years. But at a pair of retirement communities in California, older people are proving that you don't have to be famous — or even a professional artist — to live a creatively fulfilling life in old age.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts (left) and Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.

Whose Term Was It? A Look Back At The Supreme Court

The end of this latest Supreme Court term leaves us with questions: Is it Justice Kennedy's court or Justice Roberts'? Does pragmatism triumph over ideological purity?

The scene at a career fair in New York City last October.

Jobs Report Due Out This Morning

When the Labor Department releases June's employment report Friday morning, economists also expect to hear that 165,000 jobs were added to payrolls last month.

Advocates for Common Core standards say it will be harder for states to hide their failing schools.

Education Reform Movement Learns Lesson From Old Standards

Under the No Child Left Behind law, states saw low test scores and the lowering of score standards. Advocates for the more rigorous Common Core standards say it will be harder for states to hide their failing schools.

Husband Kip (Rob Corddry, left) and wife Joan (Amanda Peet) join Duncan (Liam James), his mom (Toni Collette) and her smarmy new boyfriend (Steve Carell) on a seaside vacation in <em>The Way, Way Back</em>.

Oscar Winners Rash And Faxon Team Up For 'The Way, Way Back'

Renee Montagne talks to Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, the writing and directing team on the new film The Way, Way Back. The coming of age movie focuses on a 14-year-old boy's tough summer vacation with his mother and her new boyfriend.

Jobless Rate For June Holds Steady At 7.6 Percent

The Labor Department reported Friday that the nation's unemployment rate held steady at 7.6 percent in June, as employers added 195,000 jobs, and more people started to look for work.

Lock of Mick Jagger's Hair Sells At Auction

Former girlfriend Chrissie Shrimpton, who dated Jagger before he was a superstar, sold the hair. It went for about $6,000, which is more than four times what someone once paid for Rolling Stone bandmate Keith Richard's hair.

Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood hold a picture of deposed President Mohammed Morsi during a rally outside Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque on Friday.

Egypt On Edge: Friday Protests Turn Deadly

The Muslim Brotherhood calls for a "day of rage." The army moves to respond and violent clashes result in at least eight deaths as the repercussions of President Mohammed Morsi's ouster continue to be felt.

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