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The two Democrats played the routine where one officer offers the suspect a cup of coffee and the other smacks it from the suspect's lips. Reid, of course, is the smacker.

The recovery wasn't easy. The space rock ended up breaking into three large pieces as it came up.

Fifty-two percent of low-wage fast-food workers rely on public assistance programs like food stamps and Medicaid just to make ends meet, a fresh analysis finds. Many are adults supporting families. But some conservative economists say raising the minimum wage to $15 — as protesters are demanding — wouldn't help matters.

Republicans assess gains, damage after Congress approves debt and spending bill, ending crisis that shut down government and pushed nation toward default.

"There was no economic rationale for this," the president said of the 16-day federal government shutdown, which he said cost billions of dollars.

Social media was abuzz this week with the images of photographer Hannah Price, whose project documents men she encountered on the streets of Philadelphia. In an interview, she talks about the choices and intentions behind the project.

Host Michel Martin continues her conversation with regional newspaper editors on what news is grabbing their readers' attention.

Weeks after vowing that House Republicans would not capitulate to President Obama's demands for "clean" bills reopening the government and raising the debt ceiling, Speaker John Boehner led his caucus in doing exactly that. Only about a third of Republicans voted "yes" on the bill with Boehner, but Boehner's standing among Tea Party conservatives in his caucus may have actually improved.

The unions have demanded a bigger share of the system's $125 million surplus. BART serves 200,000 riders each day.

The camera feed was down for 16 days while the federal government was closed. When the site resumed, the panda had gained two pounds.