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As air traffic controllers were rerouting planes because of a storm, two aircraft were allowed to take off and head directly toward an incoming jet. Fortunately, the mistake was caught in time.

The company's stock price has also taken a beating, at one point losing 50 percent of its value.

Michael Phelps has won the men's 200-meter individual medley at the 2012 Summer Games, winning his 20th Olympic medal — and his first individual gold medal in London. And Rebecca Soni won the women's 200-meter breaststroke, in a race she led from the start. Tyler Clary won gold in the 200m backstroke.

The night after he became Britain's most-decorated Olympian, cyclist Bradley Wiggins tweeted, "Well what a day, blind drunk at the minute and overwhelmed with all the messages." He added, "Thank You everyone it's been emotional X."

Annan could never bridge divisions both in the country and within the United Nations Security Council.

Hitting the campaign trail again after his trip abroad, Mitt Romney unveiled an economic scorecard against President Obama in Colorado. While in battleground Florida, Obama mocked Romney's plan as "trickle down tax cut fairy dust."

The House bill seeks to make English the official language of the United States. It would also institute new checks to make sure those wanting to become Americans understand English.

Psychologists are learning why we rely on rituals when there's something we want but don't know how to get. In a new paper, they say we're more likely to believe a ritual will work if it involves repetition and lots of steps.

NPR asked four economists to dream a little. If they could set aside the partisanship in Washington and do one thing to fix what they see as the economy's biggest problem — what would it be? Of course, even the potential solutions have downsides.

Gabby Douglas, the 16-year-old gymnast, won another gold medal Thursday. But why are some black women obsessed with her hair? Writer Monique Fields urges critics to focus on her strength and poise.