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  • A man shouts his love at an event in Tokyo on Jan. 29. The event comes two days ahead of Beloved Wives Day, a day on which husbands publicly scream their love for their wives before a crowd of onlookers. Husbands are also urged to head home early to express gratitude to their wives.
    How Do I Love Thee? Japanese Husbands Shout The Ways
    Japanese men aren't known for expressing their feelings. But at least a few are trying to do better by taking part in a high-volume display of romance: the annual love-your-wife shout-out.
  • Jazz clarinetist Anat Cohen has a new album out called <em>Claroscuro</em>.
    Anat Cohen: Bringing The Clarinet To The World
    On her latest album, Claroscuro, the jazz clarinetist explores influences that range from Louis Armstrong to Brazilian music to that of her native Israel. It's this desire to adapt the instrument to so many musical traditions that has earned Cohen such acclaim.
  • Soon after President Obama spoke at Planned Parenthood's national conference in Washington, D.C., last Friday, the administration alienated some women's health groups.
    Women's Health Groups Angered By Morning-After Pill Moves
    Days after President Obama became the first sitting president to speak before Planned Parenthood's national conference, the administration alienated some women's health groups with a controversial decision about access to emergency contraception.
  • Protesters demonstrate against plans for a factory to produce paraxylene, a toxic chemical used to make fabrics, in China's Yunnan province on Saturday. In nearby Chengdu, planned protests were thwarted.
    To Silence Discontent, Chinese Officials Alter Workweek
    After local authorities got word of a planned environmental protest in the southwestern city of Chengdu, they decided to make Saturday a workday. Security personnel, meanwhile, converged on the city center in a display of force.
  • Pedestrian on the street in Chicago on Tuesday
    Storm Brings Season's Heaviest Snowfall To Midwest, Mid-Atlantic
    Winter storm Saturn, which has already left Chicago digging out from 10 inches, is expected to dump more snow on Maryland and Virginia.
  • A <em>JAMA Psychiatry</em> study found that 1 in 7 mothers are affected by postpartum depression.
    Postpartum Depression Affects 1 In 7 Mothers
    Researchers aren't sure exactly why certain women are more vulnerable to postpartum depression. But authors of a new study are recommending that all pregnant women and new mothers be screened for depression.
  • North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, seated next to former NBA star Dennis Rodman (in black cap), at a basketball game Thursday in Pyongyang.
    'I Love Him,' Dennis Rodman Says Of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
    The former NBA star known as "The Worm" visited the Stalinist state to be part of an HBO series exploring cultures around the world.
  • Michigan is taking over Detroit's finances and will appoint an emergency manager to deal with the city's massive debt.
    Can Detroit Be Saved?
    Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced Friday that the state would be taking over Detroit's finances. But the intervention might not be enough to pull the city out of a $14 billion hole. It would be the largest municipal bankruptcy in the country, if it happens.
  • Wi-Fi will be blocked throughout Vatican City during the conclave, and cardinals with Twitter and Facebook accounts have been warned.
    At The Vatican, A Social Media Blackout Keeps Cardinals Pure
    Preparations at the site of Tuesday's papal conclave include a high-tech scrubbing of the chapel for bugs and electronic monitoring equipment. Wi-Fi will be blocked throughout Vatican City, and cardinals with Twitter and Facebook accounts have been warned.
  • About twice a year, statistics suggest, a pilot somewhere in the world — usually flying alone — deliberately crashes a plane. The Germanwing flight downed last week may be one such case. But most people who fit the psychological profile of the pilots in these very rare events never have problems while flying.
    No Easy, Reliable Way To Screen For Suicide
    Clinicians correctly predict a suicide attempt about half the time — no better than a coin toss. Certain tests of involuntary responses, although still experimental, aim to improve the odds.
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