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No two countries are experiencing the global financial crisis in the same way. And author Michael Lewis says you can tell a lot about each country by looking at its problems. To research for his new book, Boomerang, Lewis visited some of the most financially challenged countries in the world.

Several days ago at Stanford University, a Chinese executive said he was "very interested in Yahoo." Jack Ma runs a giant e-commerce website in China called Alibaba. Six years ago, Yahoo bought a 40 percent stake in Alibaba, and is the biggest investor in the Chinese site. But Yahoo fortunes have waned, making it takeover target.

A recent poll shows Americans are dissatisfied with lawmakers in Washington, D.C. If the supercommittee fails to agree on a way to reduce the federal deficit, the negative feelings toward Washington could escalate.

American Bruce Beutler, Luxembourg-born Jules Hoffman and Canadian-born Ralph Steinman are being honored for their discoveries about the human immune system.

On Friday, Nestle launched a new dog food commercial in Germany geared to canine sensibilities. The 23 second spot features "squeaky noises" and a high-pitch tone that only dogs can hear.

The GOP contender's aides say his family took steps to paint over a rock at a hunting camp it leased. A racial epithet had been on the stone for years. Some who visited the camp tell The Washington Post the word was still visible in recent years.

The three scientists who won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine opened important windows on how the immune system works to defend against microbial invaders and refrain from attacking animals' cells.

The High Court will take up health care, immigration, affirmative action and other hot-button issues. Meanwhile, Yemen says al-Qaida's top bomb maker wasn't killed in Friday's drone strike.

Andy Rooney's final regular segment for 60 Minutes touched on his family, his love of writing, and his request that you leave him alone.

Both increases were modest, however.