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Demonstrators hold up signs Wednesday and march down Oxford Street, a shopping district in central London, as they protest a U.S. grand jury's decision not to indict the policeman who killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. More than 1,000 people demonstrated outside the U.S. embassy in London before moving onto Oxford Street.

A Calmer Night In Ferguson, Mo., Amid Increased National Guard Presence

Police arrested 44 people after another round of protests — these quieter than the unrest that erupted after the decision not to charge officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown.

People walk through falling snow Wednesday at a rest stop on Interstate 95 outside Baltimore, in Aberdeen, Md.

Messy Winter Storm Snarls Thanksgiving Travel

Hub airports in the middle of the country are choked with delays, while a tenth of the flights at some Northeast airports aren't taking off at all. Meanwhile, drivers are navigating slushy roads.

Dog Keeps Up With Athletes, Gets Adopted

Swedish athletes on an adventure race in Ecuador fed a stray dog a meatball. The dog kept up with them for six days. At the end of the race, one of the athletes adopted the dog they named Arthur.

University Of Virginia Apologizes To Student Who Says She Was Gang-Raped

Rolling Stone magazine published a harrowing account of a campus rape that's shaken the university. "Nothing like it should ever happen again," UVA President Teresa Sullivan said on Tuesday.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy testifies at an oversight hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 23.

EPA Proposes New Rules To Curb Ozone Levels

The rules would lower the threshold for ozone from 75 parts per billion to between 65 ppb and 70 ppb. They are likely to be opposed by industry groups as well as Republicans.

Justice Ginsburg Has Heart Procedure, Is Resting Comfortably

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the leader of the court's liberal wing, is 81 years old. Doctors inserted a stent in her right coronary artery to address a blockage.

On Lumley Beach, after day trippers have headed home, prostitutes look for customers along a 100-yard stretch of road near some of the nicer hotels as well as near the bars and restaurants along the beachfront.

Hissing And Sighing: The Lament Of Sex Workers In Sierra Leone

Ebola has made it harder for the prostitutes who issue a come-hither "hiss" along Lumley Beach. Customers are hard to find, pay is down, and, like everyone, the women are scared of the deadly virus.

Creator Jonas Lind-Bendixen says he thought of the idea for Sitpack when he was waiting at a concert.

Weekly Innovation: A Seat That Fits In Your Pocket

The Sitpack is a compact seat shaped like a monopod that fits in your pocket when folded up. Creator Jonas Lind-Bendixen says the product could be used during travel or while waiting at a concert.

A woman waits for customers at a street market where she sells shoes in Sao Paulo. Brazil and other Latin American economies have prospered by selling commodities and low-tech goods. But now many economies are struggling, and some point to the region's lack of high-tech and other cutting-edge industries.

A Warning For Latin America's Faltering Economies: 'Innovate Or Die'

Latin economies thrived when prices for raw commodities soared. But with those prices down sharply, the region is hurting owing to a lack of high-tech and other cutting-edge industries.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her court chamber, in July.

Justice Ginsburg Recovering After Heart Stent Implant

The 81-year-old justice had the procedure to clear a blocked right coronary artery. She was expected to be back on the bench when the Supreme Court reconvenes on Monday

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