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Thomas Roma has a new book of photos of some of the cells of now-closed Holmesburg Prison in Pennsylvania, where inmates "volunteered" to use their own bodies to test everything from skin creams to LSD.

The St. Clare School in Waveland, Miss., was demolished by Hurricane Katrina. But the Roman Catholic school has bounced back with help from"Santas" across the country.

The subways and buses are operating at full strength again in New York City. The country's largest mass transit system was back on schedule by Friday's morning commute, following an end Thursday to the three-day strike.

It's a rare alignment of two holidays, as Hanukkah arrives late enough to overlap with Christmas for the first time since 1959. At Salt Lake City's Temple Square, Santa Claus and the semi-world famous Hanukkah Harry hook up for a holiday visit.

Thailand's beach resort communities have been recovering slowly since the devastating tsunami struck a year ago. Hotels have been rebuilt and tourists have returned. Residents of the resort towns will commemorate the anniversary, but after that, many want to look forward rather than back.

Studies linking hormones to breast cancer and heart disease have been well-publicized. But a new analysis suggests hormone therapy does not pose equal risk for all women.

What happens when you put a handful of Mentos candy into a bottle of diet soda? As many fans of Web video have found out, the results are pretty explosive. And there is actually a scientific explanation.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld should ignore all the calls for his resignation, says commentator Dan Goure. A former colleague of Rumsfeld's, Goure says he knows the secretary's faults. But he believes Rumsfeld is the person who can win the war in Iraq. Goure works at the Lexington Institute.

The most popular branch of the Smithsonian will be closing after Labor Day to undergo a planned two-year renovation. The American History Museum wants to update the building's infrastructure and create a better display for the Star Spangled Banner. A painstaking 8-year conservation project on the flag was completed Wednesday.

Edwin Cardenas brought his family to America from Peru in 1985 and started work cleaning the Washington National Cathedral in 1990. Now he's the preservation technician, removing decades worth of grime from the building's limestone and marble interior, working with solvents and even a toothbrush.