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Nkosi Johnson inspired millions in Africa and around the world to action in the fight against AIDS. The South African boy died of AIDS at age 12 is the subject of a new book by ABC newsman Jim Wooten, who says the boy's courage in the face of death was deeply moving.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu used to be philosophically opposed to golf, but now he is thinking of taking it up. The Kabul Golf Club formally reopens next year, and then there's the thrill of the Prison View golf course, near Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Ireland's economic boom has made the once-neglected town of Kinvara a target for developers. And even as it grows again, Kinvara has returned to an ancient tradition: music, rendered by fiddles, banjos and songs. Frank Browning reports for the documentary series "Worlds of Difference."

CBS News fires three executives and a producer over their roles in a flawed story about President Bush's National Guard service. An independent review gives a detailed look at how the story came to be broadcast on that edition of 60 Minutes Wednesday. NPR's David Folkenflik reports.

Clarinetist Don Byron is known for musical experimentation with classical compositions, Latin dance grooves, hip-hop and more. Now he returns to a first love, jazz, with a CD dedicated to saxophonist Lester Young.

As millions of dollars flow into aid organizations helping the victims of the tsunami, newspapers and Web sites continue to list mostly the largest and most reputable relief organizations. But some people have begun to suggest donations to smaller, indigenous grassroots organizations. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

Recent debate over the intelligence reform bill raised to a national level the divisive issue of granting drivers' licenses to illegal immigrants, but states have been struggling with the problem for decades. The central question is how to protect public safety without rewarding illegal entry. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports.

A freighter carrying nearly 500,000 gallons of fuel runs aground off the coast of Alaska in the Aleutian chain. A search continues for six crewmembers missing in the frigid Bering Sea. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports.

The lame duck 108th Congress will come back to Washington and go into overtime. Unfinished business includes intelligence reform, raising the debt ceiling and passing most of the spending bills that keep the federal government operating.

The Film Crew members Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy and Michael J. Nelson prove that daily life could be just like the movies -- if you had your own personal soundtrack. Their group includes former members of the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.