The number of so-called homebuilt airplanes — those constructed by the pilot, not at a factory — is growing. And so is the number of crashes. But enthusiasts are not worried.

More and more towns fed up with speeding cars on residential streets have installed traffic-slowing speed humps. While the humps do help slow traffic, they have also provoked a vocal backlash from opponents.

Fans and sports reporters increasingly look to high school recruiting rankings as a predictor of how a college football team will perform on the field. But some college teams manage to win even without the blue chip recruits.

Young people are watching more of television online and on cell phones rather than on a TV set. Is this the end of television, or the dawn of a new golden age?

A movement is building to ban the common practice of removing the claws of house cats. Animal rights activists say it is akin to amputation, but many veterinarians defend the practice as humane.