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William Gadoury noticed a three-star constellation with only two Mayan cities and theorized there must be another one. Satellite images confirm buried geometric shapes in an area of dense vegetation.

Updated 11:13 a.m.Police are releasing more details about an officer-involved shooting that left a man dead outside a home in northeast Charlotte…

CHAPEL HILL North Carolina will start the season without P.J. Hairston and Leslie McDonald, the school announced on Thursday before coach Roy Williams’…

Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission show if William Johnson is fired when the new owners take over, he'll walk away with a golden parachute worth $56 million. When you tack on stock payouts and deferred compensation benefits, he could get more than $200 million.

In 2011, the three guards in New York state beat inmate George Williams so badly that he suffered two broken legs, broken ribs, a broken shoulder and a severe fracture of his eye socket.

Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge announced the name in a statement on Wednesday.

Hall of Fame baseballer Tony Gwynn has died. Gwynn, nicknamed "Mr. Padre," played for the San Diego Padre for 20 years and was considered by some to be the league's greatest hitter since Ted Williams.

TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews "Chantilly Lace," on the Showtime cable network. The telemovie stars JoBeth Williams, Lindsay Crouse, Helen Slater, Jill Eikenberry, Martha Plimpton, Ally Sheedy, and Talia Shire. The plot revolves around a reunion of old friends, but the lines and action are mostly improvised by the actresses.

Boris Yeltsin may be forced out of office tomorrow when the Congress of People's Deputies meets in a special session. WILLIAM TAUBMAN, a political science professor at Amherst College, was in Russia this January, and has visited the beleaguered country five times in the last 18 months. He talks about the current chaotic state of Russian politics

2: Comedienne CAROL LEIFER ("Leefer"). She's been a longstanding regular as a stand up on Late Night With David Letterman, and a writer for Saturday Night Live. This year, she writes for comedy pal (and former boyfriend) Jerry Seinfeld -- some say the character of Elaine is based on Leifer. Last year she produced "Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue", a fictional recreation of the great "Blue" comediennes of the sixties: Belle Barth, Pearl Williams, and Rusty Warren (who's XXX-rated "Knockers Up" album sold six million copies in 1960).

Retired ADM. WILLIAM J. CROWE, JR. He was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Reagan and Bush. He's now chair of Clinton's foreign intelligence advisory board. In the late1980s, CROWE developed an unusual friendship with his Soviet counterpart, Marshal Sergei F. Akromeyev, who later committed suicide after being accused of taking part in the Soviet coup. CROWE urged Bush to delay the start up in the Gulf War. And later, he endorsed Clinton for president. CROWE has written a new book, "The Line of Fire: From Washington to the Gulf, the Politics and Battles of the New Military," (Simon and Sch

2:British actress VANESSA REDGRAVE. She's appeared in over 50 films, including "Morgan!", "Blow Up", "Julia" and "Howards End". Her stage work has included Shakespeare, Checkhov, Noel Coward and Tennessee Williams. She comes from a celebrated theater family, and her daughters (Natasha and Joely Richardson) are both actresses. VANESSA REDGRAVE is also well known for her political activism, including support for Nuclear Disarmament and Palestinian causes. Her memoirs have just been published by Random House.

HOWELL RAINES is editorial page editor of "The New York Times." He's written a new "fishing" memoir, that's part sporting autobiography, and part guide-book for the middle years of life. "Fly Fishing Through the Midlife Crisis," (William Morrow & Company). RAINES also won the Pulitzer Prize for "Grady's Gift," a New York Times Magazine article about his friendship with a black woman in segregated Birmingham.

In Kankakee Illinois, two children were horribly murdered. In one case, the abduction of a 10 year old white boy caused an overwhelming community response. But, in the other case, that of a 13 year old black girl who had runaway from home, there was hardly a murmur from the citizens of Kankakee. Police Chief William Doster was struck by the different reactions and about his concern in the local paper. In his essay, Chief Doster wrote "the disease of racism has brought about the cancer of indifference". Jacki speaks with Chief Doster about his open letter to the community of Kankakee.

Jacki talks to Howard Mansfield about the history of traffic laws. Mansfield recently wrote an article on the subject in the Old Farmer's Almanac. He says most of the traffic rules that are in place today can be traced back to one man...William Eno...a wealthy New Yorker who was obsessed with devising ways to bring order to streets and highways in the U.S. and abroad in the early 1900s. He devised rules of the road ranging from speed limits, one way streets, and driving on the right to pavement markings, licensing drivers and traffic tickets.

2: Children's book author and illustrator CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG. His book The Polar Express a fable about a little boy who meets Santa Claus was/is a bestseller. It was written ten years ago, and each year at Christmas it's a big favorite. His new book is Bad Day At Riverbend (Houghton Mifflin). His book Jumanji (published in 1981) has been made into a new movie starring Robin Williams.

CIA Director William Burns met Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul on Monday, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.

The corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell continues to unfold, as the prosecution's feature witness, Star Scientific's Jonnie Williams, testified against McDonnell and his wife.

Ford is announcing today that it will increase the average fuel economy of its sports utility vehicles by 25 percent over five years. As NPR's Jack Speer reports, the company said it was responding to environmentally-conscious consumers who want their vehicles to burn less gas. Ford, which pioneered the trend toward big, gas-guzzling SUVs, appears to be shifting course under the direction of chairman William Ford Jr., an avowed environmentalist. But Ford's move may be prompted by economics, too. SUVs are highly profitable and high gas prices could put that lucrative market at risk.

Vice President Al Gore arrived in Los Angeles today, as the Democratic Party prepares to formally nominate him for president. We hear some of the rally. Then, Linda Wertheimer talks with William Daley, Gore's campaign chairman, about the task ahead, and what Gore needs to do to win the election. Daley says the convention has heard about issues from its speakers so-far. Now, he says, it's time for Gore to tell the delegates about himself. He also predicts a tough -- and negative -- campaign ahead.