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Hillary Adams' video of the beating has gone viral on the Web. Judge William Adams says he doesn't think he did anything wrong. She says he needs help and rehabilitation.

The move is a major act of reform instituted by President Raúl Castro. It nudges the island toward a more free-market system.

The nun is the 11th Tibetan to self immolate since March. The suicides are seen as a sign of growing discontent with the Chinese government's strict control of their religion.

Who wrote music for kids' cartoons in the Soviet Union? Would you have guessed — Dmitri Shostakovich? A Brooklyn Philharmonic concert prompts a new look at this classic animation.

Why do gruesome stories draw us in? What is it about tales that chill us that we can't stay away from? Author Bruce Machart doesn't have the answers, but he does have three recommendations of books that explore the depths of human depravity.

Getting arrested for using pepper spray on a group of people has at least temporarily cost the self-proclaimed crime fighter his day job helping autistic children.

The Greek government is teetering on the brink of collapse Thursday, following the decision of Prime Minister George Papandreou to call off a referendum on the Europe bailout package for his country. The finance minister and other party colleagues have turned against Papandreou, amid talk of a national coalition government to prepare for new elections. Guy Raz talks to Joanna Kakissis, who has the latest from Athens.

A study from a left-leaning research organization found that the 280 Fortune 500 companies it analyzed paid an effective tax rate of 18.5 percent, far less than the statutory rate of 35 percent.

Robert Siegel speaks to Mark Mazower, a professor of history at Columbia University and an expert on contemporary Greece, about the tensions between democracy and the need for decisive action in dealing with the euro crisis. Mazower says that the speed of financial markets, and the slowness of the democratic process, has increased this tension during the crisis.

Ever since allegations against GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain surfaced, speculation has raged about whether opposition research was involved. Political veterans talk about the art of digging up information on candidates — and whether it may have had a role in the Cain story.