Tarek El Aissami, then Venezuela's interior minister, holds a press conference in Caracas in April 2012. El Aissami became the country's vice president last month, and the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against him on Monday. Leo Ramirez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

This photo provided by the Centre County Correctional Facility shows Jeffrey Sandusky who was charged Monday with sexual offenses involving children. Sandusky is one of sons of former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. AP hide caption

Scientists have genetically engineered mice (but not this cute one) to be resistant to the addictive effects of cocaine. Getty Images hide caption

A bus that crashed along a highway is lifted by a crane on Tuesday in Taipei, Taiwan. Sam Yeh /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are reviewing all sex assault cases from last year and some older cases that were dismissed as "unfounded," or baseless. A newspaper investigation found that 1 in 5 sexual assault complaints in Canada over a five-year period were designated as such. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption

New York City's Blue Hill restaurant is the biggest buyer of "Habanadas," a habanero bred to be heatless, so the focus is on its melon-like flavor. Courtesy of Blue Hill hide caption

Tiny, shrimplike amphipods living in the Mariana Trench were contaminated at levels similar to those found in crabs living in waters fed by one of China's most polluted rivers. Dr. Alan Jamieson/Newcastle University hide caption