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Americans relished in a July Fourth tradition: competitive hot dog eating

Joey Chestnut won for the 16th time. He finished 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes — short of his record of 76. On the women's side, returning champ Miki Sudo scarfed down 39.5 hot dogs — her ninth win.

Arif Mardin poses backstage at the Grammy Awards in 2003, when he won the award for producer of the year, non-classical, one of his 12 Grammys.

Arif Mardin, a Smooth Music Visionary

The legendary music producer Arif Mardin, has died. In a long and varied career, Mardin worked with performers from Aretha Franklin to the Bee Gees, and from Chaka Khan to Norah Jones. We hear an excerpt from an interview with Mardin — and a collection of his best-known productions.

Josef Stalin Named Among Great Russians

In Russia, a State TV contest to name the greatest Russians in history ended Sunday with more than 50 million votes cast. First place went to a medieval prince who fended off German invaders. Second place went to a prime minister who fended off revolutionaries. And, despite gulags, famines and purges that killed millions, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin came in third.

U.S. No Longer Using 'War On Terror'

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday the Obama administration has abandoned the term "global war on terror." She said she didn't know of any specific orders to bar the term's use.

A Look Back at the Dollar's Plunge in 1995

The last time the U.S. dollar sank to 100 yen was 1995. Melissa Block examines what else was going on at that time.

Obama Assassination Plot Thwarted

Federal authorities announced Monday that they had broken up a neo-Nazi plot to assassinate presidential candidate Barack Obama. The plan involved two white supremacists, and authorities say Obama was never in any danger.

Freddie, Fannie Rescue Could Cost $25 Billion

A federal rescue of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost taxpayers as much as $25 billion, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday. But its director said there is a better than 50 percent chance the government will not have to step in to prop up the companies.

A worker arranges food onto plates in the kitchen of a restaurant in New York. (Brittainy Newman/AP)

Abuse runs rampant in restaurant industry. What will it take to change?

In April, the New York Times and Boston Globe published incendiary reports detailing credible allegations of abusive behavior by iconic chef Barbara Lynch.

Negroponte Urges Musharraf to End Emergency

Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte met with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday, urging the general to end emergency rule as soon as possible and allow free and fair elections.

Vermont's cannabis marketplace has been open for a year, and is generating millions

Since last October, the Vermont Cannabis Control Board has issued almost 70 retail licenses.

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