Barbaric, or a traditional way of life? DAVID GUTTENFELDER and JOSEPH COLEMAN look at Japanese whaling in an asap photo gallery.
In-the-air records and firsts
Long before Steve Fossett, people like Howard Hughes and Amelia Earhart earned superstardom with aviation feats. RAY ZABLOCKI digs up some footage from another era.
A look back at labor unrest in 1936
Picket lines and fisticuffs: RAY KUGLER shares some newsreel footage of a melee on the docks for a Labor Day edition of asap Retro.
Katrina's displaced: seven paths
CARYN ROUSSEAU and PETER HAMLIN trace the routes of Gulf Coast residents who left because of Hurricane Katrina -- and ask them to talk about the past two years.
Handmade signs for the Utah six
A community prays for a miracle -- while preparing to say goodbye -- in images captured by CHELSEA J. CARTER and assembled into a gallery by BERNADETTE TUAZON.
A look back at the birth of NATO
Born on Aug. 24? Then you share a birthday with NATO. In an asap Retro video report, RAY KUGLER shows the signing of the 1949 treaty that started it all.
A Marine on life in Ramadi, Iraq
Maj. Rory Quinn answers questions, on video, about life in a war zone, and offers a video tour of a Ramadi street.
A teacher's perspective on leadership
What makes a great leader? In the latest installment of asap's Leading Edge video series, BERNADETTE TUAZON's asks a teacher to sound off.
The F-22: stealthy, speedy, pricey
The Air Force's cutting-edge fighter is packed with features, but is it worth the $130 million price tag? MEGAN SCOTT gets a closer look in an asap video report.
VIDEO: On the mine rescue team
A Quecreek rescuer recalls an emotional roller-coaster when nine miners were pulled from the ground, and offers HILLARY RHODES his thoughts about the Utah rescue effort.
