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By YURI KAGEYAMA and RYAN NAKASHIMA, Associated Press: TOKYO – Japan's nuclear regulators raised the severity level of the crisis at a stricken nuclear plant Tuesday to rank it on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. An official with the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan, speaking on national... Sign in to see full entry.

By Jared Spurbeck: Who says good software has to be expensive... or cost money at all? This week on Upgrade Your Life, Yahoo! News' Becky Worley shows how to save hundreds of dollars, with free alternatives to pricey PC and Mac software packages. [ Read on Here ] Sign in to see full entry.

By Elena Novikova: Despite laws against gender discrimination, many Russian women still face undue burdens in the workplace and in life. [ Read on Here ] Sign in to see full entry.

By Brett Michael Dykes: Tue Mar 1, 3:49 pm ET It's been a while since we've had an uproar over Facebook's handling of its users personal information, so we suppose the time is ripe. So cue the online outrage: Facebook announced today in a letter to Congress that the social-media platform is moving... Sign in to see full entry.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an "unrecognizable" world by 2050, researchers warned at a major US science conference Sunday. The United Nations has predicted the global population will reach seven billion this year, and... Sign in to see full entry.

By Amy Spencer: If you’re single, I’m sure you’ve asked yourself more than once: “Why me?” As for the answer, chances are your friends and family may have been more than, ahem, generous in offering their opinions, and I’ll bet that little voice in your head has had a say, too. But before you find... Sign in to see full entry.

By Stephanie Nebehay: GENEVA (Reuters) – Alcohol causes nearly 4 percent of deaths worldwide, more than AIDS, tuberculosis or violence, the World Health Organization warned on Friday. Rising incomes have triggered more drinking in heavily populated countries in Africa and Asia, including India and... Sign in to see full entry.

By Liz Goodwin Wed Feb 2, 12:36 pm ET A new Harvard study (PDF) says American students need to begin to decide in middle school whether they want to prepare for four-year college and then a career. The alternative approach, the study says, is to begin vocational training for a job earlier. The study... Sign in to see full entry.

By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer NEW YORK – Keith Olbermann was MSNBC's most popular personality and single-handedly led its transformation to an outspoken, left-leaning cable news network in prime time. Despite that, he often seemed to be walking on a tightrope with his job. Friday night, it... Sign in to see full entry.

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – God's mind was behind complex scientific theories such as the Big Bang, and Christians should reject the idea that the universe came into being by accident, Pope Benedict said on Thursday. "The universe is not the result of chance, as some would want to... Sign in to see full entry.