CNN — The teacher at an embattled Rhode Island school who hung an effigy of President Obama in his classroom is under disciplinary review, according to the school superintendent. (Top Stories)

NPR — Banks weren't the only ones giving big bonuses in the boom years before the worst financial crisis in generations. The government also was handing out millions of dollars to bank regulators, rewarding ''superior'' work even as an avalanche of risky mortgages helped create the meltdown. (Business)

USA Today — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke plans to wage a fresh battle against Senate efforts to scale back the Fed's role in supervising... (Business)