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A photographic screen hangs in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, which is undergoing renovations. On Wednesday, the justices will hear arguments in a case that asks whether police without a warrant can administer a blood test to a suspected drunken driver.

Can Police Force Drunken Driving Suspects To Take Blood Tests?

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case testing whether police must get a warrant before forcing a driver to have his blood drawn. Missouri, backed by the Obama administration, argues that time is of the essence when alcohol is dissipating in a person's bloodstream.

Poet Richard Blanco is the author of <em>City of a Hundred Fires, <em>Directions to the Beach of the Dead</em> </em>and <em>Looking for the Gulf Motel.</em>

Richard Blanco Will Be First Latino Inaugural Poet

Blanco, a first-generation Cuban-American, says he identifies with the theme of the inauguration: Our People, Our Future. He is the fifth poet to take part in a U.S. presidential inauguration, and also the youngest. He says being selected was a "great honor."

Elizabethtown Votes Down Liquor By the Drink Initiative

Voters in Elizabethtown have turned down liquor by the drink.The News-Enterprise reports a liquor initiative failed Tuesday by 275 votes among fewer that…

If you know some mice that took <em>This Is Spinal Tap</em> too literally, they might want to know about an experiment to restore hearing with a failed Alzheimer's drug.

Alzheimer's Drug Dials Back Deafness In Mice

An experimental drug developed to fight Alzheimer's disease partially reversed hearing loss caused by exposure to extremely loud sounds, researchers say. The results apply only to mice, but scientists are encouraged by the fact that the medicine caused new hair cells to grow in the animals' inner ears.

Uncommon Ground, a <a href="http://www.uncommonground.com/pages/organic_roof_top_farm_home/200.php">certified green</a> restaurant in Chicago, hosts an organic farm on its rooftop.

How Google Earth Revealed Chicago's Hidden Farms

When scientists scoured lists of the city's community gardens, they discovered they didn't tell the whole story of where food was being grown. Satellite images instead show the city's food-producing gardens tucked away in backyards, on roofs and thriving in vacant lots.

Kentucky Senate Chair Wants Legislative Approval for Health Exchange, Medicaid Expansion

The chairman of a Kentucky Senate committee is promising to file legislation aimed at preventing Gov. Beshear from setting up two major pieces of the…

'A Life In Friendships' Is A Life Well-Lived

Susanna Sonnenberg's life has been full of interesting women, and in a new memoir she tells their stories. Reviewer Meg Wolitzer says that She Matters: A Life in Friendships is a beautifully written book about the bonds, and the boundary issues, between women.

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, seen here sitting in a new Ford Fusion last September, submitted her resignation to President Obama Wednesday.

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis Announces Her Resignation

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis is resigning, opening up one more slot in President Obama's second-term administration. Solis was the first Hispanic woman to head a Cabinet-level agency in the U.S. government.

Gov. Beshear Wants to Delay Redistricting, But Not Everyone Agrees

Gov. Steve Beshear is urging legislative leaders to delay General Assembly redistricting.In a letter to House Speaker Greg Stumbo and Senate President…

These weapons, in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City, were handed over by their owners during a government program that accepts weapons in exchange for bicycles, computers, tablets or money.

Buyback Program Gets Some Guns Off Mexican Streets

In Mexico City, the government is offering cash, new bikes and computers for guns. The mayor says the buyback program is taking dangerous weapons out of commission. But mayors of some cities overrun by drug traffickers say law-abiding citizens need guns for protection.

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