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The history of the New World is intertwined with the history of rum. That's the view Wayne Curtis takes in his book And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails. Curtis elaborates in a conversation with Debbie Elliott.

German authorities hold a 21-year-old student from Lebanon, charged in connection with two bombs found hidden in suitcases on German trains last month. Authorities warn of a heightened risk of a terrorist attack. They are searching for a second suspect.

As a person living with autism, Temple Grandin explains that she lives by concrete rules, not abstract beliefs. Without the ability to process abstract thought, she thinks in pictures and sounds.

Zach Johnson is in the racing business. But he doesn't race horses, dogs, cars or bikes. He races pigs. He takes his pig team and sets up Porkchop Downs on the county fair and carnival circuit, eight months of the year. His company, Swifty Swine Productions, has plenty of competition in the pig racing field.

Kids in New Orleans are having a tough time this summer as many camps, movie theaters, pools and parks remain closed. Youth workers say they are scrambling to create fun diversions -- with limited resources -- to keep bored kids out of trouble.

The work of the pediatric palliative care team at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is filled with much sadness and heartache. But sometimes, although not often enough, there are happy surprises, like the case of Owen Danyo.

Israel's Security Cabinet approves a plan to greatly expand the ground offensive in south Lebanon against Hezbollah before the international community imposes a cease-fire. The plan calls for a wider push north toward the Litani River to try to weaken Hezbollah’s rocket-launching and ground-fighting capabilities

Israel says it is delaying the expansion of its ground offensive in southern Lebanon. It's an effort to give the U.N. Security Council more time to come to an agreement on a cease-fire. Renee Montagne talks to Isaac Herzog, a member of Israel's Security Cabinet.

A security guard at the Tops market tried to fire back at the shooter, but his fire struck body armor instead. Experts say use of body armor by mass shooters has trended up in recent years.

The U.S. Embassy warns U.S. citizens of possible terror attacks in New Delhi and Mumbai in the coming days. An e-mail from the embassy said that the attacks were believed to be planned around India's Independence Day, which falls on Aug. 15, and could be linked to al-Qaida.