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The Nook Tablet has a 7-inch color touchscreen and follows the introduction of Amazon.com's $199 Kindle Fire tablet.

The tablet is $50 more expensive than Amazon's recently announced Kindle Fire.

Amy Barnes protests as police move in to clear a downtown street during an Occupy Atlanta demonstration the first weekend in November.

'Occupied' Cities Becoming A Big Problem For Mayors

The nationwide movement might target Wall Street and financial institutions, but it's playing out on the streets of big cities across America. This presents particular challenges for mayors, who are struggling to strike a balance between civil rights and law and order.

Deputies place handcuffs on Dr. Conrad Murray after his conviction on involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of pop star Michael Jackson, in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday.

Jury Finds Conrad Murray Guilty In Death Of Michael Jackson

Dr. Conrad Murray faces up to four years in prison and a likely revocation of his medical license.

Gourmet and organic, yes. But also a source of deadly botulism.

Organic Isn't Always Safer When It Comes To Botulism

An outbreak of botulism linked to organic Italian olives makes it clear that even food that sounds pristine can harbor deadly pathogens. Organic foods may be more vulnerable to some pathogens because of the way they are grown. Food processors fight botulism with heat, salt, and acid.

Ari Zivotofsky stands with his 9-year-old son, Menachem, outside the Supreme Court on Monday. Menachem was born in Jerusalem, and he and his parents want his U.S. passport to list his place of birth as Israel.

Can Passports List 'Jerusalem, Israel' As Birthplace?

The United States Supreme Court Monday heard arguments in a case that combines the Middle East conflict with the dueling foreign policy roles of Congress and the president. Specifically, the question was whether Congress can force the executive branch to list Israel as the birthplace for United States citizens born in Jerusalem.

A frame grab from a video posted on YouTube on November 4, shows two young boys sitting next to the body of a dead man identified as Yahya Hamad from Baba Amer neighborhood in Homs, where a rights watchdog has said that several victims were killed by Syrian security forces despite a Damascus pledge to withdraw forces from protest hubs.

Syrian Government Steps Up Assaults Against Protesters

In another sign that a cease-fire agreement signed with the Arab League had crumbled, activists say more than 100 people have been killed in the past five days in clashes with government forces. The Arab League called an emergency meeting for Saturday.

Dava Sobel, who has written a new book about Copernicus, pages through a first edition copy of the astronomer's 1543 work <em>On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres</em> at Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

For Copernicus, A 'Perfect Heaven' Put Sun At Center

In 1543, when Nicolaus Copernicus made the astounding claim that Earth revolves around the sun, not the other way around, his ideas were met with scorn. "It went against everything that your senses tell you. It went against common sense," says author Dava Sobel, who wrote a new book about the astronomer.

The Supreme Court considers whether GPS monitoring devices like this one may be affixed to suspects' cars without a warrant from a judge.

Do Police Need Warrants For GPS Tracking Devices?

The Supreme Court weighs whether police must get a warrant from a judge before they can attach such a device to a car so they can monitor a suspect's every movement for an indefinite period of time. The case could have enormous implications for privacy rights in the information age.

Down goes Ali: In the "Fight of the Century," on March 8, 1971, in Madison Square Garden, heavyweight champion Joe Frazier put Muhammad Ali on the canvas with a hard left hook. Frazier died Monday.

Boxer Joe Frazier, Who Beat Ali In The 'Fight Of The Century,' Has Died

Frazier and Muhammad Ali fought three classic bouts in the early '70s. In the first, Frazier won. Ali came back to win the next two.

Republican presidential candidates (from left) Jon Huntsman, Herman Cain, Rep. Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Gov. Rick Perry, Rep. Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum prepare to debate during the event sponsored by CNN and the Tea Party Express at the Florida state fairgrounds on Sept. 12 in Tampa.

Tea Party Looks To Recapture Election Magic In 2012

It was one year ago that the Tea Party movement helped Republicans take control of the U.S. House of Representatives. With the presidential election a year away, the movement finds itself searching for ways to have the same kind of impact this time around.

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