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A traveler collects his bag from a luggage carousel in the Philadelphia International Airport in 2011. Baggage fees have helped financially desperate carriers stay aloft.

Baggage Fees Turn Five Years Old; Passengers Turn Blase

Baggage fees, first imposed in summer of 2008, helped financially desperate carriers stay aloft as the U.S. economy was spiraling down. Today, baggage fees are not only the norm but are heading higher still.

Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. left, and Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., speak about overhauling tax policy to an audience at the 3M tech company on Monday.

A Bipartisan Duo Takes Tax Pitch On The Road

The chairmen of the House and Senate tax-writing committees, one Democrat and one Republican, are embarking on a tour to sell the importance of changing tax policy. In public, they stick to what they agree on — but there are still some sticky issues ahead.

Sergei Magnitsky, who died in jail in 2009, was convicted of tax evasion on July 11, 2013. Kremlin critics say this was just the strangest of several legal cases against government opponents.

Russia Keeps Up Prosecutions Of Critics, Living And Dead

The prosecution of a deceased critic of the government made headlines this week, but opposition figures say it was just one of several cases where dissidents are being targeted.

Mohammed al Hariri is known as the mafia don of the Zaatari Refugee camp. He is the man who gets things done.

The Don Who's Taken Charge Of Jordan's Biggest Refugee Camp

After fleeing his native Syria, Mohammad al-Hariri became the most powerful man in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, where more than 120,000 refugees live. Aid workers view him as running a criminal enterprise, but they appear to have little choice but to work with him.

British TV Broadcasts Muslim Call To Prayer

Britain's Channel 4 is airing the three-minute call to prayer at 3 a.m. every day for the entire month of Ramadan. Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin talks to Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra of the Muslim Council of Britain.

Supporters of Treyvon Martin wait in front of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center before the not-guilty verdict was announced in the George Zimmerman murder trial on Saturday in Sanford, Fla. Now, the NAACP and other groups are calling for the Department of Justice to bring a civil rights case against George Zimmerman.

Civil Rights Groups Call Zimmerman Verdict A 'Miscarriage'

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund has said it will push for a civil rights case against George Zimmerman, who was acquitted in the fatal shooting of black teen Trayvon Martin.

This new symbol for "the" probably won't become a new trend.

Why A Symbol For 'The' Probably Won't Take Off

An Australian restaurant owner wants to replace the most common word in the English language, "the," with a new symbol. He wants to create more space for typing, texting and Twitter. But will this character be as popular as the ampersand, which sometimes replaces "and" with the symbol "&"?

Rebel fighters take positions during clashes with pro-government forces in Aleppo earlier this month.

Syrian Army Shelling Reportedly Traps Hundreds In Mosque

An opposition group in exile says some 200 people are holed up inside the Damascus mosque as government forces close in on rebel-held territory.

British author J.K. Rowling pictured at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament in June.

'Harry Potter' Author Conjures Pseudonym For Debut Crime Novel

When J.K. Rowling published The Cuckoo's Calling, her first post-Potter book, she decided to go by the name Robert Galbraith.

President Gerald Ford finishes giving a speech on Jan. 13, 1975. Ford was born 100 years ago Sunday.

The Civil Rights Stand Of A Young Gerald Ford

President Gerald Ford was born 100 years ago Sunday. He is best known for pardoning President Richard Nixon, but a little-known story from his college days might also serve to define his character.

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