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Pope Benedict XVI leads the Ash Wednesday service at St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday.

VIDEO: Pope Benedict XVI Receives Standing Ovation

Benedict made his first public appearance since he announced his resignation. The pope also delivered what is likely to be his final mass.

Minute Suite's 7-by-8-feet rooms offer Wi-Fi, a sofa bed, a television and a workspace. One traveler compared the small spaces to having an MRI done, but others say the idea is overdue at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.

Airport Suites Offer Travelers A Place To Nap On The Fly

One company says it has a solution to long delays between flights: tiny suites where you can sleep, watch TV or work without leaving the airport. Minute Suites is currently operating in Atlanta and Philadelphia and is headed next for Chicago O'Hare and Dallas-Forth Worth.

Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday.

Jack Lew, Obama's Treasury Nominee, Faces Questions About Citigroup Bonuses

While some of the questions were pointed, Lew had an easier go of it than some recent nominees. Some of the toughest questioning centered around a nearly $1 million bonus he received from Citibank just as it got bailed out.

Shoppers buy smuggled counterfeit drugs at the Adjame market in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in 2007.

Report: Action Needed To Wipe Out Fake And Substandard Drugs

Contaminated and counterfeit drugs can be more profitable than illegal ones, and they're spreading. This problem is killing people around the world, including in the U.S., and hampering efforts to control diseases like tuberculosis, malaria and AIDS.

Daryl Hannah is handcuffed and arrested during the Keystone XL Pipeline Protest at Lafayette Park in Washington on Wednesday.

Dozens, Including Sierra Club Director, Arrested At White House Keystone Protest

The environmental organization approved its first act of civil disobedience in its 120 year history. Executive Director Michael Brune said it was time for Obama to "seize this moment on Climate change."

Newly redesigned for the 2010 model year, the Buick LaCrosse was found to be one of the most reliable midsize cars, in a study released by J.D. Power and Associates.

Study Of Used Cars Recommends Buying Newly Launched Models

In the 2010 model year, the most dependable cars and trucks were either new to the market or had been through a major redesign, according to a study by J.D. Power and Associates. The finding contradicts the traditional stance that consumers should let carmakers work out the bugs in a new model before they buy.

AMR, US Airways To Announce Merger

The boards of American Airlines and US Airways have voted on a merger between the two companies. The resulting carrier would be the nation's largest.

Mavericks, Hot Documents And Beer

How antitrust regulators decide whether to block a merger.

Graphic designers and software developers at this year's Fashion Week in New York participated in a 24-hour "hackathon" to build fashion apps.

When It Comes To Fashion, Shouldn't There Be An App For That?

In fashion's first hackathon, developers had just 24 hours to build an app for the industry — the finalists will be presented on the runway at New York's Fashion Week. "Right now the industry could really use some innovation," says Decoded Fashion founder Liz Bacelar.

New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller had been a champion of drug rehabilitation, job training and housing. Then, he did a dramatic about-face and backed strict sentences for low-level criminals.

The Drug Laws That Changed How We Punish

Forty years ago, New York enacted tough laws in response to a wave of drug-related crime. They became known as the Rockefeller drug laws, and they set the standard for states looking to get tough on crime. But a new debate is under way over the effectiveness of such strict sentencing laws.

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