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The Supreme Court rules in favor of Oregon's physician-assisted-suicide law in a 6-to-3 decision. The justices find the state has the right to allow doctors to prescribe lethal doses of drugs for terminally ill, mentally sound patients.

The power structure of Iraq's new parliament is taking shape, even though official results of December's elections have yet to be announced. Key Shiite, Kurd and Sunni political leaders have opened talks on the formation of a national unity government.

The father-daughter radio team of Mal and Jennifer Sharpe continue their exploration of what they call photo walls with a visit to The Magic Castle in the Hollywood Hills.

Martin Luther King Day had a special significance in New Orleans this year. It was a day to remember the slain civil rights leader, but -- nearly five months after Hurricane Katrina -- it was also a day for renewal and frank discussion about what kind of city New Orleans should be.

Dr. Peter Rasmussen, a doctor of medical oncology, hospice and palliative medicine in Oregon, talks about how the Supreme Court ruling to uphold physician-assisted suicide in his state will affect his practice.

After 12 years in power, how can a political party that presides over a strong economy lose a national election? CBC political satirist Rick Mercer discusses the follies of the campaign that led to Monday's vote in Canada. Mercer says scandal and a botched election campaign have provided lots of material for his trade.

As the Senate begins final debate on Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, some states are imposing or considering broad restrictions on abortion. The ultimate goal is to force the high court to revisit its 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade.

Palestinians voted Wednesday in their first parliamentary elections in a decade. The election pits the ruling Fatah Party of President Mahmoud Abbas against the militant Islamic movement Hamas, which is participating in elections for the first time.

A court has dropped charges against Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, who was accused of insulting the Turkish republic for writing about the genocide of Armenians in 1915 -- a taboo subject, and one that officially never happened, according to the Turkish government. Madeleine Brand speaks with Hugh Pope, a reporter in Istanbul, about the Pamuk trial and the author's place in Turkish popular culture.

Los Angeles Laker star Kobe Bryant set a team record this past Sunday by scoring 81 points in one game. The performance put Bryant into the record books for the second-highest score in a single game, right behind basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain.

Colin Meloy, frontman for The Decemberists, and art-pop singer-songwriter Laura Veirs perform a night of solo, acoustic work, recorded live in concert.

Voter turnout is heavy as Palestinians go to the polls in Gaza and the West Bank to elect a new parliament, the first in a decade. Unofficial exit polls show the ruling Fatah movement winning more than 40 percent of the vote, with the Islamist group Hamas garnering more than 30 percent.