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There were some 10.5 billion trips taken across the nation on mass transit last year, the second-highest number since 1957, according to the American Public Transportation Association, which keeps track of how many people ride buses, trains, subways and ferries.

A blast during the morning rush hour killed at least seven police officers and four civilians, and injured at least 36 others.

Two suicide bombers struck a convoy of buses carrying recently-graduated Afghan police cadets, according to wire service reports. The Taliban has claimed responsibility.

Members of the a cappella septet Naturally 7 use their voices to mimic the sounds of musical instruments. The group has entertained Prince Charles and Quincy Jones and has toured with Canadian singer Michael Buble.

State Department of Public Safety administrators outlined the department's budget priorities to lawmakers Tuesday at the state Capitol, including a…

Next week, Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol finally arrives in paperback, along with Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton's memoir, journalist Fareed Zakaria's update on the post-American world, journalist Annie Jacobsen's look inside a top secret U.S. military base, and journalist Mitchell Zuckoff's true tale of the survivors in a WWII plane crash.

The list of the Top Ten jury verdicts of 2000 is out. The annual list is compiled by Lawyers Weekly USA. The suits range from class-action type suits against drug dealers to inheritance disputes. Robert talks with Tom Harrison, the publisher of Lawyers Weekly USA, about some of the jury verdicts and how much was awarded. (4:30) Find out more at: www.LawyersWeeklyUSA.com .

This summer, Kenya came to Washington, D.C. Artists, runners and Maasai elders were part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. They spoke with us about music, goats and fusing tradition and modernity.

Women are taking their rightful place in Rio's "Carnival of the streets" — the "bate-bolas," translated literally, as ball beaters.

Jobless claims hit 6.6 million in today's report, doubling the grim milestone reached last week. The numbers are released weekly by the U.S. Department of Labor.