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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.

The daughter of country legend Johnny Cash has been a singer-songwriter in her own right for more than 25 years. On Black Cadillac, she continues a tradition of personal honesty in her songs.

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.

Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito fielded questions almost exclusively from Democrats during his final day of public testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Alito was pressed on right-to-die cases and other issues but avoided definite answers.

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.

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.

Saddam Hussein's trial resumes in Baghdad with a new chief judge, and descends into chaos almost immediately as Saddam and three other defendants shout at the judge and walk out of the court.

The family band Cherryholmes is raking in accolades. They scored an upset at last year's International Bluegrass Music Awards, and their self-titled album is up for a Grammy Award on Feb. 8.

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.

Steve Inskeep talks with former President Bill Clinton about his foundation's work to lower the cost of AIDS treatments in developing countries. Thursday, the Clinton Foundation announced it had negotiated cheaper long-term drugs and faster AIDS tests.

Michele Norris checks in again with New Orleans resident Sharon White, whose home was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. White has been making plans to rebuild, but she found out Wednesday that her home is located in one of the areas that's expected to become a park or green space.