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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Libya's Foreign Minister Abdel-Rahman Shalqam on Thursday, the latest sign of warming ties after Libya gave up its nuclear weapons program. But human rights activists say the visit tells another story — that the Bush administration's democracy agenda is dead.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announces three days of mourning for Benazir Bhutto, his longtime adversary who was killed at a rally in Rawalpindi. In a nationally televised speech, he says, "This cruelty is the work of those terrorists with whom we are fighting."

As the death toll mounts in Kenya following a disputed election, a history teacher in McLean, Va., fears for his family back home in the Kibera slum. Ken Okoth helps them get to safety in Tanzania. Now he worries about children from an orphanage he runs.

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki takes the oath of office for a second term amid protests. Kibaki claims a dramatic, come-from-behind victory over challenger Raila Odinga in the tightest presidential race in Kenya's history. Fewer than 300,000 votes separated the two candidates.

Michael Pollan discusses his latest book, In Defense of Food, in which he boils his philosophy of nutrition down to a few simple rules including: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants" and "Don't eat anything that your great-grandmother would not recognize as food."

Guests discuss some of science's most unusual research and what it's like to be a human "lab rat." We'll hear from one woman who was blindfolded for five days in the name of science, and another participant who spent 84 days lying in bed.

The lawsuit filed in the New York Supreme Court argues that several companies, along with the shooter's parents, played roles in the 2022 shooting that killed 10 Black people and injured three others.

David Axelrod, chief media strategist for the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, is one of Obama's closest advisers. He knew the Illinois senator well before he entered into politics. Axelrod tells Michele Norris that Obama is a happy warrior on the campaign trail.

Denzel Washington directs and stars in the new film The Great Debaters, inspired by the true story of Wiley College's winning debate team of the early 1930s. The film also stars Forest Whitaker.

Journalist Victoria Schofield, who has known Bilawal Zardari, Benazir Bhutto's son, since he was born, sheds some light on the new leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party. He is an intelligent young man at 19, she says.

Many Iowans are set to gather in schools, cafes, or living rooms to make their choices for president. Democrats face a three-way race for the lead. But beyond Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards, the other candidates are looking for attention.

Blogs can rocket ordinary people into sudden notoriety and fame as some book and talent agents trawl blogland to find the next big thing. Dawn Meehan, a stay-at-home mom, started blogging about the everyday rigors of family life and got thousands of readers and a book deal.

The newly-released Mitchell report shows widespread abuse of performance-enhancing drugs by baseball players. Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis says the report is a fascinating summary of what we already knew about baseball — with just a few headline-grabbing bits of new information.

For the 18 years Alan Greenspan conducted U.S. monetary policy at the Federal Reserve Board, investors, economists and the media hung on to his every word. Now that we know central bankers' aren't all-powerful, have we been mistaken to pay so much attention to him? Greenspan says: yes.

Pierre Bayard, professor of French literature at the University of Paris, is the author of How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read. Steve Inskeep hasn't read Bayard's book, but he gets some tips on how to talk about it.

The FBI is still trying to solve the case of D.B. Cooper, who leapt out of a plane in 1971 and hasn't been seen since.

The subprime mortgage crisis is affecting people across the country, in all walks of life. This week, we have several stories of people at risk of losing their homes because they can't keep up with rising mortgage rates.

With all the negative news about children's cough syrup, some parents are wondering how to treat their sick kids. It turns out that honey may be just the thing. New research suggests this old remedy is good for coughs.

The assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, a former prime minister, sets off protests across the country and throws into turmoil the country's upcoming parliamentary elections Jan. 8. She was killed in Rawalpindi, Pakistan after leaving a campaign rally.

Bothinaa Mohammed is one of 4 million Iraqis who have fled their homes since 2003. She and her children arrived in the U.S. in August from Jordan, and she recently found work as a hotel housekeeper. What did she buy with her first paycheck? A Christmas tree.

In the small farming community of Nevada, Iowa, the results of caucuses to pick a presidential party nominee didn't match the rest of the state. The well-attended caucuses included many new participants. Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee won the state's caucuses.

Mike Huckabee may have won over much of Iowa, but there's still no clear front runner for the GOP presidential nomination. That's evident in New Hampshire, where polls have John McCain a few points ahead of Mitt Romney.

Benazir Bhutto, an opposition leader in Pakistan, was killed in a gun and bomb attack. Fasi Zaka, a radio and television host in Islamabad and a columnist for The News International, describes the mood there and reports that violence has already started breaking out.

Political strategists say Iowa caucus-goers were inspired by Barack Obama's message of change and hope rather than a message of experience by Hillary Clinton. Iowa winner Mike Huckabee faces a stiff challenge from John McCain in New Hampshire's primaries on Tuesday.

It's the day after Super Tuesday, and while things are settling on the GOP side with Sen. John McCain clearly ahead of his rivals, the lead candidate of the Democratic contest remains unclear. Meanwhile, the New Mexico caucuses remain too close to call.