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The number of atheists, agnostics and the religiously unaffiliated is on the rise, and they could eventually reshape the political landscape.

Filmmaker Andrea Arnold has seen no lack of accolades for her previous work, especially her 2006 directorial debut, Red Road. She discussed the challenges and rewards of her latest undertaking, a new adaptation of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights.

When Mitt Romney said he would cut PBS funding in the first presidential debate — and singled out Big Bird, whom he said he liked a lot — he perhaps inadvertently introduced the befeathered yellow children's icon smack into the center of political debate. President Obama approved a cable-only commercial dinging Romney for going after Sesame Street rather than Wall Street, but Romney appears to think he has a winning hand — castigating the president for focusing on a profitable educational puppet empire rather than big issues, like terrorism in the Arab world.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel got a hostile reception in a visit to Greece on Tuesday, her first since the debt crisis developed three years ago. Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets to protest the deep austerity measures the German-led eurozone has imposed in exchange for multi-billion dollar bailouts.

Thousands of Coptic Christians marched through central Cairo on Tuesday to demand justice for the more than two dozen Copts who were killed a year ago when army units moved in to stop their protest.

Listen to a track from Peter Bjorn & John, 'I Wish I Was A Spy,' off the new volume from the hit children's series Yo Gabba Gabba!

In the world of sports — even if you move often — commentator Frank Deford says your loyalty should always be to your hometown team.

The Supreme Court has twice in the past 35 years ruled that race may be one of many factors in determining college admissions, as long as there are no racial quotas. But in agreeing to revisit the issue, the justices are indicating a possible change in course. They hear oral arguments Wednesday.

Branson dropped out of school at 15, but by 16 he had his own magazine, and by 21 he had opened his first business — Virgin Records. Today, he's the head of a global business empire. In Like a Virgin, Branson shares the story of his success.

Colorado State University students say they are keenly aware that the current job market isn't a good one for newly minted college graduates, and they express worry over the size of the deficit.