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A major march is planned for Wednesday in Manhattan. Meanwhile, similar demonstrations are being held in other cities. And a journalist describes what it was like to be among the 700 arrested on Saturday.

General Motors' sales rose 20 percent. Chrysler's were up 27 percent. Ford's rose 9 percent. For all three, gains in sales of pickups and SUVs were important.

The U.S. Supreme Court opens its 2011-2012 session Monday, in what could prove to be one of the most notable terms in years. The court is expected to hear cases about immigration, Medicaid and President Obama's landmark health care law. Michel Martin discusses the cases with George Washington University Law Professor Paul Butler and Eva Rodriguez, a Washington Post editorial writer who specializes in legal affairs.

When a comet hit the sun over the weekend, an impressive eruption followed. Scientists had thought comets weren't large enough to produce such a reaction. Some are rethinking that.

Denmark's population is not obese in large numbers, especially when compared to the U.S., Mexico, and the United Kingdom. And disgruntled Danes could just skip over to Sweden to buy butter and oil.

One GOP criticism of President Obama's proposal to raise taxes on the wealthy is that it would harm small businesses whose owners who make over $250,000 in taxable income. Would a new tax on the rich really harm the "engine" of America's job creation?

Ahmed Rashid, correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, Ayesha Siddiqa, author of Military, Inc., and former Pakistani ambassador to the U.S. Mahlia Lodhi explain who the Haqqanis are, and how they're connected to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency.

Despite a series of austerity measures, Greece will not meet its budget targets for this year or next. The news sends European and American stock markets tumbling yet again.

Of the parents who don't follow the recommended timing for vaccinations, most refused only some immunizations — those against flu were ditched most frequently.

Syrian exiles have been harassed and monitored at anti-government protests abroad, and their families back home have been threatened, beaten and detained, according to a new report by Amnesty International. As a result, some activists say they are keeping a lower profile.