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The article reports that New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is contemplating about granting Billy the Kid, the outlaw cattle rustler and murderer who died in 1881, clemency due to evidence that the Governor at the time told the criminal that he would receive a pardon if he testifies about a murder he had witnessed.

The article focuses on the role of technology in contributing to an increasing number of false alarms and foolish risks at national parks in the U.S. according to rangers.

The article presents statistics on a variety of topics as of October 2010, including the estimated number of children who are forced to serve as soldiers all over the world, the number of live reptiles discovered in a suitcase of a wildlife smuggler at an airport in Malaysia in August and the estimated number of illegal aliens in the U.S.

The article reports on a new approach initiated by some airports in Germany to monitor the quality of air, in which they use bees as biodetectives by testing their honey for toxins regularly.

The article focuses on the physical-training program of the U.S. Army which includes exercises like yoga or Pilates routines and aims to reduce injuries and better prepare soldiers for combat in rough terrain, and the report "Too Fat to Fight," which blames the problem of excess weight among potential recruits on junk foods, video games, and fewer gym classes in some high schools.

The article focuses on the Chinese dating television show "If You Are the One," which got a makeover after government censors declared it vulgar and blamed it for promoting materialism.

The article focuses on a remote-controlled humanoid robot teacher called Saya, which was tested in a classroom in Tokyo, Japan in 2010.

The article focuses on flag football, which is among the fastest-growing varsity sports for high school girls in Florida, and an issue raised by a lawyer for the National Women's Law Center over whether the sport provides girls similar educational opportunities as boys.