Justin Pritchard

In the offices of the Inland Regional Center, Christmas did not come. The staff was still gearing up for the holidays on Dec. 2, the day 14 people were massacred on the center's gleaming campus. Few of its 600 employees have gone to the office since, other than a brief visit to gather personal belongings a week after the terror attack. On Monday, they returned.

New cars that can steer and brake themselves risk lulling people in the driver's seat into a false sense of security — and even to sleep. One way to keep people alert may be providing distractions that are now illegal.

Seaports in major West Coast cities that normally are abuzz with the sound of commerce are falling unusually quiet. Companies that operate marine terminals said they weren't calling workers to unload ships Thursday that carry car parts, furniture, clothing, electronics -- just about anything made in Asia and destined for U.S. consumers. Containers of U.S. exports won't get loaded either.