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The attack showed that while the government has made significant gains, rebels still have firepower. The explosion hit the neighborhood of Zahra, which is majority Alawite, the same sect as President Bashar Assad.

A week out in nature — away from electrical lights — quickly resets the body's internal clock, scientists say. And it helps night owls who have problems waking up be more alert in the morning. The findings suggest some easy ways to help everyone hop out of bed with more energy.

Much of the political debate over immigration reform has raged within the Republican party. Host Michel Martin talks to former Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez about the solutions his group, Republicans for Immigration Reform, has to offer.

The number of jobs requiring FBI background checks skyrocketed after 9-11. But a new report says these records aren't always accurate - and could cost innocent Americans their jobs. Host Michel Martin speaks with the report's co-author, Madeline Neighly of the National Employment Law Project.

McDonald's may seem to be everywhere, but there are still 105 countries without the fast food giant, from Ghana to Jamaica to Yemen to Tajikistan. In six countries, McDonald's once had a presence, but due to economics, and sometimes politics, the franchises closed.

The Court of Cassation upheld a lower court's conviction of the ex-premier in a move that could threaten the ruling coalition.

Last August, a Sikh community in Wisconsin lost six of its members in a mass shooting before Sunday services. Some local Sikhs say they've become more devoted in the year since the tragedy, and have begun wearing turbans and long beards in an effort to raise awareness and understanding of the faith.

Secretary of State John Kerry said the White House hopes to end the program "very, very soon" because the U.S. has "eliminated most of the threat."

When an outbreak of pneumonia sickened 83 Georgia Tech students last fall, campus officials blanketed the campus with information about how to stop the infection's spread. Despite the barrage of information, many students surveyed a month later said they never got the word.

It's estimated that more than 20 veterans kill themselves every day. A new survey of men and women who served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan shows 30 percent have considered suicide.