An annual four-day bike ride organized by the Wounded Warrior Project is being held across the country this week. One Marine says the ride gives them back the camaraderie they had in the military. "You look back and you got guys missing legs, missing arms — it doesn't matter. We're just all riding together."

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Every American household has to make an accounting with Uncle Sam on tax day. Since the Federal income tax was first imposed in 1913 globalization has made it possible for individuals and corporations to reduce their taxes  while increasing their worth by investing around the world.

When Jeff Barillaro returned from fighting the war in Iraq, he felt lost. Now known as "Soldier Hard," he's rapping about how war has changed troops and their families. His music is developing a following among other vets and their families, who say his music speaks to them and makes them feel less alone.

Michelle Obama has been everywhere from a West Point mess hall to a NASCAR speedway in the past year to drum up support for military families through her "joining forces" campaign. On Wednesday, she marked the program's one-year anniversary by taking stock of what's been done and challenging Americans to do even more.

With thousands of veterans home from the Iraq war and thousands more coming home from Afghanistan, colleges across the country are addressing ways to meet their needs. At Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, student veterans are leading the way to help each other navigate the challenges of college life.

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For years, New York parents have been applying to preschools even before their youngsters are born. That's not new, but the approach one prestigious pre-school on the Upper West Side is.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up Department of Health and Human Services, et al., Petitioners v. Florida, et al., also known as the case testing the constitutionality of the legislative health care overhaul now known as "Obamacare."

This week, we'll be checking in with experts following the case. Leave your questions and we'll do our best to get them answered. 

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama paid tribute to U.S. military members who served in Iraq by hosting a dinner Wednesday night. As the president explained, it was an opportunity “to express those simple words that we can never say enough: thank you.”

The Olympic Team Trails for female boxing came to an end over the weekend. Each of the three winners went undefeated throughout the week-long tournament. 

For the past three months, Sue Jaye Johnson and Radio Diaries have been following a 16-year old boxer named Claressa Shields as she prepares to compete for one of three spots on the very first U.S. Olympic women's boxing team. Radio Diaries gave Claressa a tape recorder, and the story follows her from her Flint, MI, high school to the gym where she spars, only with boys, to the home of her father, a former boxer who spent most of Claressa’s childhood in prison. 

Claressa Shields, 16, of Flint, MI, prayed before her fight Tuesday night at the Women's Olympic Trials in Spokane, WA. But she doesn't seem to need anyone's help.

Claressa Shields, 16-year old boxer out of Flint, MI, was calm and confident last night before she defeated the National champion, Franchon Crews, by a wide margin. Crews is an experienced fighter. "I wasn't nervous at all," Shields said. "I knew I would win."

All wars bring innovation — primarily in weapons and medicine. But today's conflicts are also bringing advances in house design, to accommodate wounded veterans. On an Army post in Virginia, two new houses are being hailed as breakthroughs.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will honor members of the armed forces who served in Iraq by hosting a dinner on February 29.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city is moving ahead with plans to close and reopen 33 struggling schools even though it means replacing about half their teachers or, according to some, he's proceeding because it means replacing half the teaching staff.

“It’s a way to get in touch with a lot of different things inside of you.”