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Middle childhood was often thought of as a developmental placeholder between toddler and teen years. But a special issue of Human Nature explains that's when children learn to reason, control impulses, understand and accept mortality and plan for the future, among other developmental milestones.

Florida Highway Patrol says a trooper acted properly when she stopped and pulled a gun on a Miami officer going 120 mph on a state highway.

French and German companies are under scrutiny for defective breast implants containing industrial-grade silicone. Up to 400,000 women in Europe and beyond have the implants, made by a company that was shut down in 2010 because of abnormally high rupture rates for its product.

The Greeks have a problem paying their taxes. Almost a third of revenue is lost to cheaters. So a Greek computer scientist tried to solve the problem as if it were a programming challenge.

The voluntary move allows GM to avoid the bad publicity and federal monitoring that come with a formal recall, after the vehicles' batteries have caught fire following crash tests. GM has a huge incentive to protect the image of the Volt, which burnishes its image as a more innovative brand.

When it debuted in 1935, the Kalakala was a Seattle icon. These days, the art deco ferryboat is better known for its fight to survive both on water and in local memory.

The discovery suggests the behavior of spiders may be as complex as some vertebrates.

As a number of Arab states go through dramatic transitions, many are looking to Turkey as an example of a modern, moderate Islamic country that has a working democracy. But it's not clear whether Turkey's successes can be duplicated elsewhere.

According to the traditional Chinese calendar, the Year of the Rabbit gives way to the Year of the Dragon later this month. The government started selling stamps to commemorate the New Year. After months of cute bunny stamps, some Chinese say the dragon stamp is too ferocious.

The death of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il and the elevation of his son Kim Jong Un could create new strategic policies in the region. China and the U.S. have vital interests in the Korean peninsula, but they are trying to compete and cooperate at the same time — all while worried about North Korea's nuclear weapons program.