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Fargo lawmaker: 'State has too many buildings'

An interim committee has begun a study of state building needs.And one committee member says he’s looking for efficiencies."We've got so many buildings,"…

Also: Israel hits targets in Lebanon; San Diego's mayor is expected to resign; and after a wild start, there's been a clampdown at a high-profile corruption trial in China.

The audience listens as President Obama speaks at Scranton High School in Scranton, Pa., on Nov. 30, 2011.

For Democrats, Scranton Is The New 'It' City

Obama and Biden will be making yet another visit to Scranton on Friday. The northeastern Pennsylvania city has become a must-stop for politicians trying to connect with working-class voters.

Julia Child poses with "the chicken sisters" before an episode of <em>The French Chef</em> in which she teaches us how to roast a bird.

Julia Child Was Wrong: Don't Wash Your Raw Chicken, Folks

The doyenne of TV chefs imparted much wisdom to American cooks, but one piece of Child's advice you should ignore is to wash your raw poultry before cooking. It spreads germs. Everywhere.

Police officers on Friday inspect the site where a woman in her early 20s was allegedly gang raped in Mumbai, India.

Police Say One Arrest Made In Gang Rape Of Photojournalist In India

The young woman was on a photo shoot with a male colleague in south Mumbai when five men allegedly assaulted her.

What Do Asian-Americans Owe The Civil Rights Movement?

As the US prepares to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington, guest host Celeste Headlee speaks to Scot Nakagawa. He recently wrote an article called "Three Things Asian-Americans Owe to the Civil Rights Movement."

The CBS headquarters seen on August 2, 2013 in New York City.

Time Warner Offers Customers Free Antennas To Watch CBS

Time Warner and CBS have been fighting over retransmission consent fees. The failure to reach an agreement means that for close to three weeks, Time Warner customers in some big markets have been unable to watch CBS through the cable company.

Syrian-Kurdish children sit on a bed at the Quru Gusik refugee camp in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on Aug. 22. Faced with brutal violence and soaring prices, thousands of Syrian Kurds have poured into Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. UNICEF has reported that over one million Syrian children live as refugees in other countries.

A Glimpse Of Syria's 1 Million Child Refugees

Syrian children account for 1 million of the 1.75 million Syrians who have fled their country since the beginning of the upheaval in 2011, the United Nations says.

Sharing passions can help erase ethnic prejudice. No word if that includes a passion for NCAA basketball.

To Reduce Prejudice, Try Sharing Passions And Cultures

Travelers can tell you that getting a glimpse into another person's culture can help erase ethnic prejudices. A laboratory experiment found that to be true, but only if people feel that they have a choice in the matter.

Sadiqullah (center), who was shot by Robert Bales and was a witness in the trial, stands with some of the Afghan civilians who traveled from Kandahar to the U.S. for Bales' trial. He spoke to the media after Bales' life sentence was announced Friday.

U.S. Soldier Sentenced To Life In Afghan Village Attacks

A military jury has sentenced Robert Bales, the U.S. staff sergeant who admitted killing 16 Afghan civilians in 2012, to life in prison without parole. During the punishment hearings held this week, Bales was confronted by family members of victims and people who survived the March 11, 2012, attacks.

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