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Big Ben is the name for the giant bell inside Elizabeth Tower. The chimes are slow by as many as six seconds. Mechanics are placing or removing pennies from the pendulum to alter its speed.

More than a dozen people were reportedly killed in the blast at a busy downtown intersection in the Thai capital.

On January 27, 1877, a person in France posted a letter. This year, the great-granddaughter of the intended recipient opened it to find an order for yarn. The letter was marked: high-speed delivery.

After a recent report found very little diversity among art museum staff, the Mellon Foundation started a program to change that.

In addition to the 39 rooms in the mansion and famous pool with its grotto, there is a catch. As a condition of the sale: Hugh Heffner, who's lived there for four decades, stays puts.

Eric Deggans weighs in on diversity and stereotypes on TV, including CBS's upcoming TV series "Rush Hour," based on the film franchise.

In a photo, a Mexican drug lord is wearing a button down shirt with blue and gray stripes and what looks like black paint splattered all over it. The shirt's maker is using the photo for marketing.

Chinese home appliance maker Haier is attempting to expand its access to the U.S. market as the Chinese economy slows down.

Greg Moore of the Denver Post and Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa join us for our weekly look at the presidential race.

Today on the show: A man who got caught insider trading explains everything — what he did, how he did it, and why. Though he's still struggling with that last one.