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President Obama vowed in this week's inaugural speech to address climate change. The comments recevied a chilly reception in Congress. There are, however, steps the administration can take on its own.

Taxpayers are footing the bill for the upkeep of 77,000 empty or underutilized federally owned buildings. And a faulty database means the government doesn't know just how many properties it owns.

Greg Novak calls his snowman Granddaddy. It took him five weeks and hundreds of hours to construct.

The New Hampshire Boat Museum in Wolfeboro is a showplace for antique boats and New Hampshire’s boating history. The museum also runs summer boat-building…

In an economy that's tanking, the office has become an increasingly barren wasteland. But you can still make the best of your work environment by turning off the fluorescent overheads, plugging in some headphones and checking out these segues into a world of jazz adventure.

A two-day conference at Spelman College in Atlanta examines the issue of leadership among women of color. Ed Gordon talks with Beverly Tatum, president of Spelman College, and Jane Smith, executive director of the college's Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, about a recent survey on attitudes about women of color and their leadership abilities.

A piece of Detroit music history is torn down to make way for Super Bowl parking. The Motown Center, which once housed the famous record label, had been abandoned for more than 30 years.

The Passion, a film project co-written and directed by actor Mel Gibson, comes under fire from Roman Catholic and Jewish religious leaders. The unfinished film is about the death of Jesus, and critics say the movie fuels anti-Semitism. David D'Arcy reports.

At least six people have died in Wednesday's collapse of a commercial building in Philadelphia. More than a dozen victims have been rescued from the rubble.

Activism and innovation among Greeks started long before that country's debt crisis. In 2002, an Athens community fed up by slow and expensive service set…