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  • Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who famously created the site at his Harvard dorm room in 2004, owns 28.2 percent of the company. After the IPO, he could be worth $28 billion.
    Facebook's Early Investors May Have Much To Like
    An IPO filing provides a window into wealth. In the case of Facebook, the wealth will likely be enormous and spread across hundreds if not thousands of early investors and employees. The number of millionaires and billionaires in Silicon Valley grew noticeably Wednesday.
  • The red areas show gray matter that is abnormally increased in drug users. Blue shows gray matter that is abnormally decreased in drug users. Yellow shows white matter tracts, called fractional anisotropy or FA. FA is significantly reduced in both the drug users and in their siblings, which suggests that the white matter tracts work less efficiently.
    Addicts' Brains May Be Wired At Birth For Less Self-Control
    A study of cocaine addicts finds that they have abnormalities in areas of the brain involved in self-control. And these abnormalities appear to predate any drug abuse.
  • A design by Jason Wu, who will launch a limited-edition line for Target on Feb. 5. Wu is among the latest high-end designers to work with a discount retailer.
    Cheap Chic: Couture Comes To Discount Retailers
    It used to be unthinkable for high-end designers to sell their clothes at mass retailers. Now they regularly team up with Gap, Macy's and Target to bring fashion to the masses. The arrangement can help both the designers and the retailers.
  • Conservators at the Museo del Prado in Madrid recently discovered that this copy of the <em>Mona Lisa</em> was painted by a pupil working alongside Leonardo da Vinci.
    The Mona Lisa's Twin Painting Discovered
    Conservators at Madrid's Museo del Prado recently discovered that a replica of the Mona Lisa might have been painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci's pupils. The find provides fresh insight into da Vinci's enigmatic masterpiece and studio practice.
  • Wis. Woman Tried To Profit From Facebook IPO
    Police in Wisconsin have charged a woman with theft over accusations she tried to profit from Facebook's initial public offering. Authorities say she sold fake stock in the social media giant.
  • In Cairo earlier today, a masked Egyptian protester prepared to throw back a tear gas canister fired by security forces.
    Egypt Roiling: Deaths At Protests; Two Americans Reportedly Kidnapped
    Many Egyptians are angry about authorities' failure to prevent a riot after a soccer game earlier this week. Meanwhile, gunmen in the Sinai peninsula are reportedly demanding ransom for two American women.
  • Las Vegas Principal Hopes To Beat The Odds
    Nevada has the lowest high school graduation rate in the country. But now a multi-million dollar federal grant is helping one district turn its schools around. Host Michel Martin speaks with a principal who spent last Saturday knocking on the doors of students who dropped out, encouraging them to come back to school.
  • Komen Foundation Now Says It Will Continue Grants To Planned Parenthood
    "We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women's lives," Komen CEO Nancy Brinker says.
  • January's Jobless Rate Shows Spurt Of Growth
    The Labor Department said the economy added 243,000 jobs in January, well beyond many economists' expectations. The unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent.
  • BBC Accuses Iran Of 'Bullying' Its Persian Service Employees
    The news service's director general said Iran has been detaining the family members of its Persian service.
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