More refugees pouring out of Syria, more promises of aid for the rebels, and more fears that the radicals will win this fight. We take stock.

We’re looking inside America’s gun culture.

The first workweek under sequester begins. We’re touching down around the country, and in Washington for the impact and where this goes.

Sequester: day one. The Pope, now emeritus. US aid to Syrian rebels. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Reimagining the Vikings, where history meets drama.

Technology you will wear. Google’s glasses. Apple’s iWatch. And “augmented reality” on its way.

Pope Benedict’s last day. We’re looking at challenges for the Catholic Church and ahead to the conclave.

Forbes Magazine calls Detroit “America’s Most Miserable City.” What do you do with a city like that? We’re asking Detroiter Charlie LeDuff.

Yahoo! CEO and new mom Marissa Mayer – says no more working from home for her staff. But wait, wasn’t that the future?

Acrobat Duncan Wall ran away to join the circus, and found the circus has changed. He’s with us.

We’re talking to neurosurgeon, Obama health care critic and new darling of the American conservative movement, Dr. Ben Carson.

Fifty million dollars in diamonds stolen from a Brussels airport. We’ll look inside the global world of mega heists.

The call for federal investment in new manufacturing innovation hubs across the country. Would they make the U.S. more competitive? Should we spend the money? Where?

Will Daniel Day-Lewis get crowned for his Honest Abe? Will Hushpuppy tame the beasts of the academy? On Point looks at this year’s best work in film and the Oscars.

Sequester debate. Immigration backlash. A new hard line on Chinese hacking and theft. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines

Abraham Lincoln and the evolution of American morality. What would Lincoln do, say, today?

The Feminine Mystique at 50. We’ll talk with women about the book, Betty Friedan, what’s changed, what hasn’t, and women now.

An Indiana farmer takes his case against Monsanto seed control to the U.S. Supreme Court.

States fed up with high prison costs and mandatory sentencing move to change. Must the U.S. be number one in prisoners?

Merging American Airlines and US Airways. What will it mean for you? For air travel?

Sequestration is on its way. The next budget cliff. We’ll look at what all those cuts would mean for the country.

From tennis to soccer to the NBA, the surprising history of why we play ball.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under attack. We’re looking at who’s attacking what, and why.

From pure pot still, to Kentucky’s finest, the spirit is having a comeback. We’ll ask what and why.

State of the Union. Papal shocker. California’s ex-cop nightmare. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

A huge asteroid brushes by planet Earth Friday. Closer than our own satellites. We’ll look at our very close call, and asteroid defense.

The President’s call to remake a wing of high-school on German lines. Vocational training for the high-tech jobs of the future.

The collected insights of Asia’s senior statesman, Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew on the U.S., China and what the future holds.

The State of the Union. President Obama makes his case. We talk about the President’s agenda, Congress, and the road ahead.

Uncovering the secret inner world of Scientology with Pulitzer prize-winning author Lawrence Wright.

How the NRA conquered America’s gun debate, and how it’s fighting tooth and nail right now not to lose it.

The Obama administration’s argument on drone warfare. Even against Americans. We push deeper on drones, killing, and the law.

A giant new survey lays out what’s really going on in American relationships, American love — and the world’s.

Richard III, back from the dead. Out of the parking lot. We’ll look at history, Shakespeare, and the return of the king.

Drones and a CIA nominee. Post office cutbacks. Big dance on the budget. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Tough times for older workers. Many can’t retire or find a job. We’ll look at boomers and more in the bust.

Finland and South Korea top the charts in a new global education ranking. But with very different philosophies. We’re looking at what the US – ranked number 17 – can learn.

Russia, Guatemala, and more are slamming the door on American adoptions. Is the great age of international adoption behind us?

A drug prescribed for ADHD is all over college campuses now. We’re looking at the use and abuse of Adderall.

Japan’s old politics by other means — the real, thousand-year history of the ninja.

New York’s governor wants Superstorm Sandy victims to move off the coast. We’ll look at when and where to rebuild.

The day after the Super Bowl, politics and mega-sports. Imperial sports.

Egypt in crisis. A “collapse of the state” warning, and what comes next.

Why marriage doesn’t work for Hollywood. The troubled history of going the distance on the silver screen.

Immigration. Gabby Giffords on guns. Chuck Hagel in the hot seat. An Israeli air strike in Syria. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Thinking about Hillary Clinton: we’re looking to the legacy and future of the outgoing Secretary of State.

Rebranding the GOP. Republican insiders on regrouping for their party’s future.

New alarms about the risk of cyber attack as the Pentagon calls for more cyber warriors.

Gay in America, now. We’re talking with gay Americans from across the country about changing attitudes and their lives.

We’re talking with Pulitzer Prize-winning humor man Dave Barry about Miami madness and his new book, “Insane City.”

The big new push for immigration reform. We’re looking at what’s on the table and the path ahead.

When cyberbullying turns into sexual shaming, with one teen who decided to tell her peers it’s got to stop.

The U.S. Department of Education is telling schools they must include students with disabilities in sports. How will that work?

The giant squid, recorded for the first time in its natural habitat. We’re looking at the myth and intimate reality of a deep sea marvel.

Obama 2.0. Hillary in the hot seat. Women cleared for combat. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Economist Benjamin Friedman on how hard times feed polarized politics.

Boeing Dreamliners are grounded all over the world. The American super plane in trouble. We’re looking at Boeing’s misstep.

Creating new life and bringing back old. Maybe even Neanderthal man.

It’s a new presidential term. A new global time. Maybe time for a new American foreign policy.

The real parent trap. “I’m turning into my parents.”