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The U.S. men's hockey team capped a disappointing Winter Olympics by losing a quarterfinal match to Finland with a score of 4-3. The American team never gelled, winning only once in six games.

There are signs that the trend toward outsourcing call center jobs to low-wage countries like India may be slowing down. Research shows that some call centers are most effective when staffed by Americans.

After the deadly terrorist attacks on the USS Cole and French tanker Limburg, many feared that Yemen would become al Qaeda's next base of operations. It hasn't... yet. But growing repression, corruption and lack of services are prompting fear that anger at the regime could play into the hands of al Qaeda supporters.

Millsboro, Del., is home to Punkin Chunkin 2005 World Championship. This year was the 20th for a contest to see who can build a machine to hurl a pumpkin the farthest. It's part science, part sport and all party.

After publishing an article by a proponent of intelligent design, scientist Richard Sternberg found himself the target of retaliation at the Smithsonian Institution. His case is probably the best-documented battle in the war between the vast majority of scientists and a tiny insurgency promoting an alternative to evolution.

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon fought for his life Thursday following seven hours of emergency surgery to stop widespread bleeding in his brain. The massive stroke made it unlikely that he would return to power.

Country singer Gretchen Wilson lived the hardscrabble life she depicts in her songs. Wilson was born to a teenaged mother and dropped out of high school. She worked as a bartender before getting her lucky break and is considered one of a new breed of Nashville star. Her latest CD is called All Jacked Up.

I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the most powerful aide to the most powerful vice president in the nation's history, is indicted by a federal grand jury. The news further rocks a White House struggling with a variety of second-term problems.

Clarice Morant has been taking care of her sister for more than 20 years, and her brother for six. It's a natural role for a big sister, even if in this case, the big sister is 101.

Man Man's freewheeling waltzes reside somewhere between Broadway musicals and vintage 45s. Singer Honus Honus's gruff-but-lovable growl recalls Tom Waits or Nick Cave, while the rest of Man Man wields pots and pans, whistles and chimes, xylophones, flutes and trumpets.

Nick Paul scored both goals as the Lightning defeated the Maple Leafs 2-1 to advance to the second round against the Florida Panthers.

Saddam Hussein's trial resumes in dramatic fashion after an 11-day break. Saddam and his co-defendants boycotted the past two days of the trial and intended to boycott Monday's proceedings. But they arrived disheveled and combative after the court forced them to attend.

An Australian television network is making public a series of previously unpublished images from 2003 that show U.S. soldiers abusing prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison. Many of the images are similar to those that first appeared nearly two years ago. But others are even more graphic and brutal.

Hookworm, a chronic infection that causes anemia and malnutrition, was once a problem in the U.S. Now, it's a disease of the world's poorest. A small band of scientists are working on a vaccine, with the help of a community in Brazil.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defends his remarks that Israel should be "wiped off the map." The defiant leader reiterated his comments Friday at an anti-Israel rally in Tehran. His statements have generated condemnation from world leaders.

American speed skater Joey Cheek did something very unusual after winning the 500 meter race at the Winter Olympics. He announced he's contributing his $25,000 gold medal award from the U.S. Olympic Committee to refugees from Darfur.

Politicians, celebrities and thousands of mourners honored civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks Monday at a memorial service in Washington, D.C. Her remains lay in honor in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol over the weekend, a first for a woman.

Ed Gordon talks with writer and publisher Haki Madhubuti about his new autobiography, Yellow Black: The First Twenty-One Years of a Poet's Life.

President Bush is calling for $7.1 billion in emergency funding to protect against a flu pandemic. Speaking Tuesday at the National Institutes of Health, the president said he wants to have enough vaccine to protect 20 million Americans against the current strain of bird flu.

The nomination of Samuel Alito, a proven conservative with a track record of opposing abortion, will help President Bush regain some of the political capital he lost amid the failed Supreme Court nomination of Harriet Miers. But he will almost surely have to spend some of it pushing Alito's nomination through the Senate.

The 78-year-old lawyer shot by Vice President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident has birdshot lodged in his heart and had "a minor heart attack" Tuesday morning. Harry Whittington, was immediately moved back to ICU for further treatment.

Fiery Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight now has his own reality show. Knight School debuts Sunday on ESPN. The show follows 16 students competing for one spot on the Tech team.

Pakistan is still trying to come to terms with the suffering of earthquake survivors. By conservative counts, 56,000 people died after the quake struck the remote Himalayas three weeks ago. The United Nations is warning that a second wave of deaths from disease has begun.

In a marketplace cluttered with new products, companies will do just about anything to grab the public's attention. Now, some companies are using short-lived "pop-up" stores to generate a little buzz.

The trial of Saddam Hussein trial in Baghdad was delayed for several hours Wednesday when the ousted Iraqi dictator refused to attend. Later, the trial resumed without Saddam in the courtroom.