Readers write about why the world is safer without nuclear weapons, how the government cannot legislate whom churches marry, why America must change the way it invests, and why tickets for men's basketball games cost more than tickets for women's.
A large majority of states are slicing into their social safety nets, often crippling preventive efforts that officials say would save money over time.
AP - Nineteen American sailors who escaped a pirate hijacking off the Horn of Africa reached safe harbor on Saturday, exhilarated by freedom but mourning the absence of the captain they hailed for sacrificing his freedom to save them.
AP - Thailand's humiliated government Sunday arrested the leader of demonstrators who shut down a 16-nation Asian summit. The prime minister vowed further crackdowns as the protesters regrouped in the capital for renewed rallies.
A polar bear attacked a woman at Berlin Zoo Friday afternoon after she climbed a fence and jumped into its habitat during feeding time, police said Saturday.
Relatives of slain California 8-year-old Sandra Cantu expressed "shock" at a neighbor's arrest in the girl's death. "Just utter shock and disbelief," aunt Angie Chavez told CNN affiliate KOVR. "I can't imagine a mother doing this to a child." The suspect taught Sunday school and her daughter played with Sandra.
The battle for control of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama began with a bold move by some crew members to jump the pirates. A scuffle ensued and one of the crew members stabbed a pirate in the hand in the battle to retake the container ship, one of the sailors told CNN. The Alabama docked Saturday in Mombasa, Kenya. Its captain remains held by pirates.