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  • Protesters demonstrate outside a Starbucks coffee shop in London last month. Protests were held at Starbucks throughout the U.K. after it was revealed that the coffee chain had paid almost no corporate taxes for the last three years.
    The Tax Man Takes Aim At The World's Wealthy
    As 2013 begins with wealthy Americans in line for bigger tax bills, they're not alone. Tax fairness takes the spotlight worldwide this year, as cash-strapped governments look to impose more of the burden on well-heeled companies, individuals and institutions, and to catch and punish tax cheaters.
  • Supporters of the Scarlet Alliance Australian Sex Workers Association demand better legal protections at a rally outside the New South Wales Parliament in September.
    Australia's Mining Boom Creates Demand For Sex Workers
    The big money earned by workers in Australia's thriving mining industry is attracting sex workers from around the world. One lawmaker wants to restrict or ban prostitution, which is legal in Australia — but so far, there hasn't been much progress in changing the law.
  • Meredith Was, a senior at the University of Virginia, heads a chapter of the mental health advocacy group Active Minds.
    Triage System Helps Colleges Treat Mentally Ill Students
    Over the past decade, colleges and universities across the country have seen an influx of students with mental health needs. Some campus health centers are exploring new systems to help meet the growing demand for services.
  • Starbucks Joins Designer Trend With Rodarte Collaboration
    The coffee giant recently partnered with the Rodarte fashion house to offer a holiday collection. It's the latest example of high-end designers teaming up with mass-market retailers to make money while showing their work to a broader audience.
  • John Brennan, who President Obama wants to lead the CIA.
    Counterterrorism Adviser Brennan To Be Tapped For CIA
    John Brennan is one of the president's top national security aides. A veteran of the CIA, he was the agency's deputy executive director during President George W. Bush's administration. Brennan has said he opposed many of the Bush administration's policies, including the use of waterboarding.
  • Army Corps Tamps Down Barge Worries on Mississippi
    The Army Corps of Engineers says its efforts to keep a crucial stretch of the Mississippi River open to barge traffic should help avert a shipping…
  • Beshear's State of State Address Set for Feb. 6
    Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear will deliver his State of the Commonwealth address Feb. 6. Spokeswoman Kerri Richardson announced the date last week for the…
  • Paducah Gets Weather System Upgrade
    Paducah’s National Weather Service Forecast office will soon receive new radar technology. The nearly 20-year-old dome will be popped open today for…
  • U.S. Senator Rand Paul’s Son Arrested in North Carolina
    U.S. Senator Rand Paul's son, William Hilton Paul, was arrested this weekend after a flight from Kentucky to North Carolina. The 19-year-old was taken…
  • Top Stories: CIA Nomination; Aurora Shooting Hearing; Football
    Also: Bank of America agrees to pay billions to Fannie Mae; oil rig that ran aground off Alaska is refloated; Syrian opposition rejects Assad's "peace plan;" NHL players and owners reach tentative deal, season may start soon; NFL playoffs get underway.
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