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The majority of Americans still get their flu shot at the doctor's office, but an increasing number head to the pharmacy. Some pharmacies even offer the shots 24 hours a day. Nationwide, the number of pharmacists trained to deliver vaccines has nearly quadrupled since 2007.

While many Americans are trained in first aid and CPR, few are prepared to help others experiencing a mental health crisis. But new courses in mental health first aid are starting to change that. By the end of the year, educators say some 50,000 people will have taken a mental health first aid class.

Americans Thomas Sargent of New York University and Christopher Sims of Princeton University have won the Nobel Prize in economics. In awarding the $1.5 million prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited the researchers "for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy."

More than 94 years after being sunk by a torpedo, a ship carrying tons of silver has been located by a marine salvage company. Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. says it has found the SS Mantola, which came under attack by a German ship in 1917, as it sailed from London to Calcutta.

While Spanish has long had a recurring bit role on English-language television, it has slowly but surely become an integral part of the American soundtrack. Think Desi Arnaz on I Love Lucy, Freddie Prinze on Chico And The Man, Sofia Vergara on Modern Family. As part of our series, Two Languages, Many Voices: Latinos in the U.S., here's a look at a few highlights from the past six decades.

The $447 billion plan is likely to be rejected later today when the Senate holds a key procedural vote. Democrats have a "Plan B," though. They're looking at breaking up the measure into smaller pieces that may stand better chances of passage.

The seemingly intractable nature of the problems plaguing Afghanistan are being underscored yet again with two new reports from the United Nations.

As the trial of the man accused in the failed Christmas Day attack begins Tuesday in Detroit, questions remain about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's ties to Anwar al-Awlaki, the U.S.-born radical imam who was killed last month in a CIA drone strike.

Lung cancer was associated with the highest risk of personal bankruptcy five years after diagnosis, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center found. Smokers are more likely to be on a lower rung of the socioeconomic ladder.

Like all able-bodied South Korean men, he's required to serve in the nation's military. "I'm sorry to make such a fuss while leaving," Rain told a large crowd. "I'll be back from my duties soon."