Science

Kids' media usage creating a generation gap
A recent report from the Kaiser Family Foundation says that kids use entertainment media for nearly 8 hours a day. Some experts argue that the next generation gap will be created by this latest boom in communication and technology devices. Midmorning finds out how kids' increasingly saavy experience with gadgets is impacting their creativity, multitasking ability, and making them unique from generations before and after.
A strong winter storm whipped up whiteout conditions, causing state officials to close interstates, sending stranded motorists to National Guard armories and keeping about 100 students at their high school overnight Monday.
Newsmaker: Clinton promotes Internet freedom
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has promised to promote Internet freedom and make unrestricted access a foreign policy priority. But will policy statements keep nations like Iran and China from controlling Internet access?