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Major League Baseball players are likely to respond with anger over the new report about steroid use in baseball, and make claims of hearsay. League officials and players knew what was going on and turned their backs because of statistics: homeruns, sold-out stadiums.

A trio of independent booksellers have mostly novels and food books on their minds this holiday season. The titles they've picked range from An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England to a new translation of War and Peace.

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was targeted by gunfire and a suicide bomber after a political rally near the capital. She was declared dead by doctors at a nearby hospital. National Security Correspondent Jackie Northam and author Shuja Narwaz discuss Bhutto's assassination and what it will mean for parliamentary elections scheduled for January.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visit Iraq unannounced on Tuesday, but her trip was overshadowed by an incursion into the northern part of the country by Turkish troops hunting guerrillas of the Kurdish separatist group PKK. The U.S. has recently begun sharing intelligence with Turkey to pinpoint guerrilla positions.

Leslie Van Houten was denied parole more than 20 times — including five reversals from California's governor's office — over the brutal murders of Rosemary and Leno LaBianca in 1969.

In an emotional ceremony, the late Benazir Bhutto's nineteen-year-old son took his mother's place and was appointed chair of the Pakistan People's Party, Sunday. NPR's Philip Reeves reports from Pakistan.

Lee Myung-bak was elected president of South Korea on Wednesday after a career of solid achievements, but he has also been marked by scandal and illegal practices. In business, in parliament, as mayor of Seoul, and now as president-elect, questions remain about Lee's character.

A storm that brought freezing rain and snow to the plains states and Midwest over the weekend has moved into the Northeast, leaving at least 19 people dead in weather-related accidents.

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto died after gunfire and a suicide bomber targeted her vehicle as she left a campaign rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Thursday. Guests discuss what happened at the rally and the implications of Bhutto's death.

Hillsborough County officials say the sinkhole is behind fencing and no harm to residents.

The Internal Revenue Service says millions of Americans will have to wait until mid-February before filing their 2007 tax returns. The IRS needs the extra time to reprogram its computers to account for the recent fix to the alternative minimum tax, or AMT.

A church was burned down on New Year's Day with dozens of people inside. Brother Paul Brennan, an Irish Catholic priest, discusses the post-election violence.

The People's Power Party, which backs former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, wins nearly half the seats in Thailand's parliamentary election, rebuking the military generals who ousted Shinawatra from power 15 months ago.

At a press conference on Thursday, former senator George Mitchell described a flourishing performance-enhancing drug culture in Major League Baseball. The long-awaited report identifies current and former players, including Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds and Miguel Tejada.

The county has hired a group called Common Ground to determine which homeless people are the worst off. Those people will be offered a free place to live. A similar strategy helped decrease homelessness by 87 percent in New York's Times Square, according to the nonprofit.

Nominees for the 75th annual Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday by actor Yvette Nicole Brown and Television Academy Chairman Frank Scherma.

Rioting is occurring in the Pakistani city of Karachi following the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story riffs on the spate of recent movies that seem to stick to a formula: young man with a miserable childhood gets married too young, develops a drug problem and gets a recording career that reflects the ups and downs of his life.

The Environmental Protection Agency has blocked California's efforts to establish tougher emission standards. Proposed regulations are no longer needed, the agency says.

The San Francisco Zoo was closed Wednesday as police swept the zoo grounds after a tiger escaped Tuesday, killing a 17-year-old and mauling two others. The Siberian tiger was shot and killed by police officers.

South Africa's top prosecutor says he has enough evidence for corruption charges against new African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma, which could derail his election as the country's next president. Zuma beat President Thabo Mbeki in a bitter ANC leadership contest Tuesday.

Delegates at the U.N. climate talks in Bali agree to a path that is expected to deliver a new climate treaty within two years. The document includes measures for preserving tropical rainforests and helping poor countries adapt to a green economy.

The African National Congress is undergoing a fierce power struggle, as veterans of the fight against apartheid vie for control of the party and of the South African government. The group led black resistance to the country's white-minority government throughout much of the 20th century.

One of the largest issues facing politicians in the 2008 presidential race is the topic of health care. Experts discuss what steps could be taken to improve health care access. How do other nations approach the issue — and what can be learned from their programs?

Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed in a suicide bomb attack on her vehicle. An aide of Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party says the leader was dead. It was not immediately clear whether she was killed in the bomb or by gunfire that preceded the attack.