Remembering Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks was no politician, but in an amazingly simple act of defiance, she gave extraordinary strength to the civil rights movement.

It is no exaggeration for me to say that I think of Rosa Parks every day, at least, every day that I ride the bus.

A lot of myths surrounded the life of Rosa Parks.

While millions view Parks as the mother of the Civil Rights Movement, it is a designation she repeatedly disclaimed, citing that she was only doing what she thought was her right.

Pakistan hit by earthquake

Rescue workers pulled survivors from rubble and uncovered bodies from debris as darkness fell in Islamabad and elsewhere, a day after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake caused devastation across South Asia. Nearly 20,000 people were estimated killed in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan as a result of Saturday's quake.

The New Nickel

After nearly 100 years of depicting presidents in somber profiles on the nation's coins, the Mint is trying something different: The new nickel features President Jefferson, facing forward, with the hint of a smile.

[1/12/06] Coming soon to a cash register near you — a smiling Thomas Jefferson looking straight at you from a new nickel that will end nearly a century of tradition for U.S. coins.

New $10 Bill

A redesigned $10 bill with new background colors meant to thwart counterfeiters was unveiled Wednesday at a ceremony on Ellis Island in New York Harbor. The new $10 bill follows the introduction of new $20 and $50 bills in each of the last two years.