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You'd think tropical fruit would be everywhere on a Caribbean island. But we had to search fairly hard to find these beauties.

Gastro-Nomics: Hunting for A Good Meal In Puerto Rico

In a tropical spot like Puerto Rico, you'd think a person would practically be stumbling over exotic fruits and fresh fish. Not so much. Blame global economics.

Katherine Webb (left), the girlfriend of Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron, and McCarron's mother, Dee Dee Bonner (second from left), watch McCarron celebrate after the BCS National Championship college football game on Jan. 7. Webb was caught on camera and announcer Brent Musburger enthusiastically remarked that quarterbacks "get all the good-looking women." ESPN later apologized.

An Oft-Told Tale: The Beauty Queen And The Quarterback

Last month, Brent Musburger was accused of being sexist when he gushed about "what a beautiful woman" Miss Alabama was during the BCS Championship game. Commentator Frank Deford says if Musburger was guilty of anything, it was failing to note what a cliche he was perpetuating.

Kerala, India: At Least 100 Killed In Temple Fire

A series of fireworks were set off early Sunday against local orders, triggering a massive fire that injured at least 200. Most were killed in the collapse of a building that stored the fireworks.

Balloons fall at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. This year's convention in Cleveland is likely to be far more complicated.

Can A Candidate Pay Delegates? Plus, 3 Possible GOP Convention Scenarios

Rides on Air Force One and state dinners were lures the last time there was an open convention. What about cold, hard cash? Top Republican lawyer Ben Ginsberg explains what's permissible and not.

A man carries empty fireworks shells past a collapsed building after a massive fire broke out during a fireworks display at a temple complex in Paravoor village in the state of Kerala, India.

Explosion During Fireworks Show Kills More Than 100 In Kerala, India

The fire swept through a packed Hindu temple during a fireworks display. Local officials say at least 100 were killed, with at least 200 other people injured.

Turkey Still On Edge After Attempted Coup

The Turkish prime minister said at least 265 people died in an attempted military coup on Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who appears back in control and has promised to punish coup plotters.

Thomas Wydra, the police chief of Hamden, Conn., decided to reform his department's traffic stop criteria after the department was singled out for stopping minority drivers at disproportionately higher rates than whites. After decreasing the number of defective equipment stops, the number of black drivers pulled over fell by 25 percent.

To Reduce Bias, Some Police Departments Are Rethinking Traffic Stops

In Hamden, Conn., minority drivers were pulled over more often than whites for defective equipment, such as broken taillights. So the police changed their strategy.

Duke's Jabari Parker weaves his way through UCLA players during a December game in New York.

Dunk Now, Pay Later: Elite College Players May Suffer In Middle Age

Division I athletes may be at the top of their game in college, but by their 40s they often have more health problems than people who never played sports, researchers say.

The Andrews Sisters (from left, Maxene, Patty and LaVerne) in the 1940s. Patty was the star of the sibling act.

Patty Andrews, Leader Of The Andrews Sisters, Dies

Andrews was the youngest of the boogie-woogie sibling act, which played more USO tours during World War II than anyone besides Bob Hope. She was also known as the most charismatic of the trio.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks wednesday at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. He warned of deep budget cuts across his department, to put the brakes on spiraling costs and reshape the military for leaner budgets and new challenges.

With Eye On Budget, Hagel Seeks Pentagon Changes

In his first major policy speech, the defense secretary said the Pentagon is at war with itself: There are competing and spiraling costs within the military — for aging weapons, and for health and pension benefits for military personnel and retirees. He added that U.S. military power must be used judiciously, with a keen appreciation of its limits.

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