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Members of the congregation stand at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington during the national memorial service for the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong.

'All That's Great About America': Nation Bids Neil Armstrong Farewell

Armstrong was remembered at the Washington National Cathedral by regular folks and dignitaries.

China's national statistics office works hard, but the country is so big and changing so quickly that it's hard to keep track of what's going on.

Labor Secretary Says Talk Of Fudged Jobless Numbers Is Insulting

Today's news about a drop in the unemployment rate has some of President Obama's critics speculating about cooked books. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says such talk is "ludicrous."

Obama Focuses On 'Outrage Of Human Trafficking'

It must be called by its true name, Obama says: "modern slavery." He's announcing several new initiatives aimed at battling it.

Steve Martin: From Standup To Movie Star And Writer

Steve Martin went from performing in an empty San Francisco coffee house to hosting the Oscars. In between, he spent 18 years as a stand-up comic — four of them, by his account, successful years. His early standup routines, TV specials and other TV appearances have been released in a new DVD box set.

Ugandan Man Becomes Lawyer And Wins Back Father's Land

When his father lost the family's land in a legal dispute, he couldn't afford a good defense. The BBC reports Jordan Kinyera become a lawyer and decades later won back his father's land.

Virginia Jaramillo (Mexican American, born 1939), Quadrant V - #2, 2001, linen fiber with hand-ground earth pigments, 40¼ x 60 inches, Courtesy of the artist, Pace Gallery and Hales Gallery© Virginia Jaramillo. Image courtesy of the artist and Hales Gallery and Pace Gallery

Virginia Jaramillo's 'Quadrant V - #2' // 'Morning Passages' by Philip Glass

Virginia Jaramillo (Mexican American, born 1939), Tau Ceti, 1970, from the Curvilinear series, acrylic on canvas, 84⅛ x 72 inches, Private Collection, London. © Virginia Jaramillo. Image courtesy of the artist and Hales Gallery, and Pace Gallery.

Virginia Jaramillo's 'Tau Ceti' // 'Yellow, Fission and Tile' by Nico Muhly

Virginia Jaramillo (Mexican American, born 1939), Quanta, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 72 x 144 inches, Courtesy of the artist and Hales Gallery and Pace Gallery. © Virginia Jaramillo. Image courtesy of the artist and Hales Gallery and Pace Gallery

Virginia Jaramillo's 'Quanta' // 'Metastaseis' by Iannis Xenakis

Virginia Jaramillo (Mexican American, born 1939), Untitled (418), 1982, acrylic paint on handmade paper, 34¼ x 24½ inches, Courtesy of the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri. © Virginia Jaramillo.

Virginia Jaramillo's 'Untitled (#418)' // 'Wild Purple' by Joan Tower

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