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While the U.N. has declared that the world's population hit 7 billion today, it also concedes there's a 1 to 2 percent margin of error. And that the milestone might have been reached six months ago — or might not happen for another six months.

"It's money being moved around at a frantic rate because they don't have the money," one expert says.

Passengers in at least four jets that landed in Hartford during Saturday's snowstorm weren't able to get out of the planes for a long, long time. Then they had to sleep at the airport.

A year ahead of the 2012 presidential election both Democrats and Republicans are competing for Hispanic votes. In states like Nevada, New Mexico and…

Obviously, we can't know now how this will all play out. There's evidence some conservatives are rallying around him, seeing the revelation as a dirty trick by liberals. Some see similarities to sexual harassment bomb that went off during the Senate confirmation hearings for Justice Clarence ThomasBut there's also the suspicion that Cain is on the receiving end of oppo research by one of his rival Republican candidates.

Monday marks the birthday of the world's seven billionth citizen, says the United Nations. What does it mean for consumption, congestion and urbanization, particularly in countries like India and Nigeria? Host Michel Martin speaks with Anand Giridharadas, author of India Calling, and Teju Cole, author of Open City.

The securities firm run by Jon Corzine, who was formerly the governor of New Jersey and head of Goldman Sachs, is the first American company to fall victim to the European debt crisis.

Because of the vote, the United States said it would cut its funding for the body. The U.S. said admitting Palestine was "premature."

According to The Washington Post, the United States continued to send detainees to facilities it knew abused prisoners. The Post reports the U.S. received warnings long before a U.N. report found "systematic torture" in Afghan intelligence detention centers.

It began with a "poetree" — an ornately-crafted paper sculpture left in the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh. Next was a paper dragon. Who was leaving these cryptic messages around town?