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Hugh C. Thompson Jr., the Army helicopter pilot who helped rescue Vietnamese civilians from U.S. troops at My Lai, dies at 62. He had suffered from cancer. His heroic action on a dark day in U.S. history helped change the rules of military conduct.

With some verbal sleight of hand, John Ciardi explores the origins of the words midriff and rib. They're relationship is not what it may seem, linguistically, at least.

It's a time of upheaval in the U.S. House, amid lobbying scandals and the indictment of former Majority Leader Tom DeLay on campaign finance charges. Melissa Block talks to Walter Shapiro, Washington bureau chief for Salon.com, about the race among three House Republicans seeking to succeed DeLay in the majority leader's post.

Melissa Block talks with Karl Vick of The Washington Post in Tehran about reaction in Iran to threats of sanctions if Iran continues its nuclear program.

Centuries after their ancestors were forced onto slave ships off the coast of West Africa, African Americans and others continue to trace their roots back to the continent to learn more about their history. One country making a special effort to welcome them is Ghana.

That lighted, flashing floor where John Travolta strutted his stuff in the movie Saturday Night Fever is now the subject of a lawsuit almost as hot as the Bee Gees. Two businessmen are tangling over who owns this piece of disco history.

When the TV evangelist ran for president in 1988, he gained a following that appreciated his vision of moral certainty. But Robertson's recent suggestions that Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon's stroke and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were acts of divine retribution have made even his allies uneasy.

For many along the Gulf Coast, the holiday season brought a welcome chance to see family. But it didn't stop efforts to rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Between events, the Bordelon family has been stripping out and cleaning up their two-story home in their St. Bernard neighborhood.

Growing up in Kenya, Pius Kamau was inspired by the equality preached by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now a surgeon in Denver, Kamau believes in caring for his patients, whatever their racial views.

Kosovo must looking to a tenuous future without its leader. President Ibrahim Rugova, who led efforts for independence from Serbian domination, was laid to rest this week after succumbing to cancer at age 61.