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A year after the Mormon Church lowered the minimum age for female missionaries from 21 to 19, a quarter of all missionaries are now women. The female missionaries might be helping the church's message reach a more diverse population.

The Obama administration is sending in computer engineers from inside and outside government to fix the ongoing problems with HealthCare.gov. But the Affordable Care Act's legal deadlines mean that the programmers will be racing against the clock.

Water from the Ogallala Aquifer is withdrawn about six times faster than rain or rivers can recharge it. Now, a group of farmers in one part of northwestern Kansas has agreed to pump 20 percent less water out of the aquifer over the next five years.

Christians in Cairo are planning protests a day after an attack on a wedding party left three dead and 18 wounded. The Muslim Brotherhood condemned the attack.

A Pennsylvania man called police recently to report the theft of his Jell-O. The flavor was strawberry, he said, and it wasn't the first time it had gone missing. "I think he was fed up," a police official says.

It's not yet clear when Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will testify before Congress. But it won't be soon enough for the Republicans who are calling for her resignation as a result of the Internet mess that is HealthCare.gov.

President Obama says he's pretty frustrated with the messed-up computer system for insurance enrollment under the Affordable Care Act. If he gets it fixed by mid-November all will be well, analysts say. But further delay could mean real trouble.

The federal government does not currently regulate the sales and marketing of electronic cigarettes. That may change soon, but in the meantime, the lack of regulation means manufacturers have tremendous leeway over how they advertise their products.

Iowa social conservative leader Bob Vander Plaats says New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would pay a price in Iowa for capitulating to courts and withdrawing a challenge to same-sex marriage in New Jersey.

A Supreme Court ruling paved the way for same-sex married couples to receive federal benefits. Now Justice Department lawyers are working to make it happen. It's a challenge because they have more than 1,000 rules and laws to review.