Interesting

After the Oak Creek gurudwara shooting, a look back: early Punjabi immigrants in California built lives under prejudice — and married across cultures.

An August 2012 Pediatrics study found that students in states with strong school junk-food laws gained less weight — evidence that policy shapes waistlines.

Detroit Public Schools promised new Nike shoes to students who showed up on Student Count Day in 2012 — because in Michigan, attendance day means funding day.

Paul Ryan became Mitt Romney’s VP pick in August 2012 — and instantly a political sex symbol, as P90X fame and shirtless photos broke the internet.

Austin Wierschke, 16, of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, retained the title of America's fastest texter — winning $50,000 in the LG championship in Times Square.

Dhoom 3: Back in Action started filming in downtown Chicago on August 8 — Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra in a YRF buddy-cop blockbuster.

Kristen Stewart was reportedly barred from the Aug. 13 New York premiere of Robert Pattinson's Cosmopolis after her affair with director Rupert Sanders.

Thousands of Indian parents follow their children to America — and find themselves in a strange limbo: comfortable homes, loving families, and days that

Deepika Padukone was named for the biennial Smita Patil Memorial Award by the Priyadarshni Academy, to be presented on September 18, 2012.

A mystery woman in red marched with India's Olympic contingent at London 2012's opening ceremony. She turned out to be Madhura Nagendra, a Bangalore dancer.

A Hindu boy named Sunil converted to Islam live on Pakistani TV during Ramazan 2012, sparking outrage and a threatened lawsuit from his employer Ansar Burney.

Don MacKenzie bought a 17-pound, roughly 80-year-old lobster nicknamed Lucky Larry from a Connecticut restaurant — and set him free in Long Island Sound.

Google added a full 34-button scientific calculator to its search results in July 2012, with voice input on desktop and a mobile-friendly layout.

Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan carried the Olympic torch through Southwark, London, on July 26, 2012 — a day before the Games opened.

Genevieve Cook, Barack Obama's New York girlfriend, kept a diary. David Maraniss's biography reveals what she wrote about the young future president.

The 2012 Religious Congregations and Membership Study found Islam grew 67 percent in a decade — the fastest-growing major religion in the US.

Critics charge that Sonia Gandhi's Congress rewards loyalty to the Nehru-Gandhi family over merit. In 2012, the UP election rout put that charge to a test.

Rajesh Khanna, Bollywood's first superstar, died on July 18, 2012. Fifteen consecutive solo hits, mass hysteria, and a stardom India had never seen before.

Crash diets promise magic, but lasting weight loss comes from food as daily medicine: whole foods, gradual habits, and the wisdom of traditional eating.

Three simple cucumber preparations for hot weather: a cucumber-radish raita, a quick kachumber-style salad, and a cucumber-mint cooler.