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In the Canadian province of Quebec, a plan to hike university tuition has led to weeks of violent rallies and clashes with police. The province faces a deficit of roughly $3.5 billion, and students say the tuition hike is part of a larger austerity campaign.

Rebekah Brooks allegedly tried to "pervert the course of justice" last year by seeking to cover up what had been going on at Murdoch's News of the World.

Strong demand has pushed the company to say it anticipates a higher initial price for its first publicly traded shares. But can the little guy get in on the action? It won't be easy, experts say.

Set inside a wall-in garden, it's hoped the facility will draw tourists to Ichihara City.

Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks faces allegations of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in the latest development in Britain's phone hacking scandal.

A Justice probe would be in addition to another investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Meanwhile, CEO Jamie Dimon survived a challenge at the company's annual meeting.

Fuentes was one of the premiere and most prolific authors in the Spanish language. Along with contemporaries like Gabriel García Márquez, Fuentes shone a global spotlight on Latin American culture.

Bob Mondello recommends the Criterion Collection's Blu-ray release of Being John Malkovich, directed by Spike Jonze and starring Malkovich, John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener.

Days after the nation's biggest bank reported at least $2 billion in trading losses, some shareholders urged JPMorgan Chase to back rules limiting risky trading. Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon said the bank had learned its lessons and was taking steps to prevent more problems.

Robert Siegel talks to Ilan Stavans, professor of Latino Studies at Amherst College, about the legacy of Carlos Fuentes. The Mexican writer died Tuesday at the age of 83. Stavans has taught and written about Fuentes' work.