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The top movies of 2008 — and the larger cultural trends reflected in those films. Fresh Air movie critic David Edelstein talks with Terry Gross about his Ten Best List for 2008.

Word spread quickly in Houston that Home Depot was open for business Sunday. The parking lot was a hub of activity, as most people gathered for one thing: a generator.

Israel and Hamas are set to begin a cease-fire this week that would end attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip and Israeli raids into the territory, Egyptian and Hamas officials said Tuesday. An Israeli government spokesman would not confirm that a cease-fire has been finalized.

Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers were arrested Thursday morning. They will be arraigned later in the day on charges of securities fraud as part of a yearlong federal investigation into the mortgage crisis.

Asian stock markets advanced in Monday's trading, with South Korean shares gaining for the first time in four days. China also recovered from early losses, despite numbers showing that third-quarter growth slipped to 9 percent.

Nearly 60 percent more U.S. homes faced foreclosure in February than in the same time last year, a California research firm reported Wednesday. February marked the 26th consecutive month with a national year-over-year increase in foreclosure-related filings.

The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate another half-percentage point to 3 percent on Wednesday, barely a week after the previous cut, signaling the central bank's desire to stabilize the faltering economy. The economy's weaker-than-expected performance in the fourth quarter likely played a role in the Fed's decision.

Home foreclosure filings more than doubled in the second quarter of 2008 from a year ago, according to real estate data released Friday by RealtyTrac Inc. Nationwide, 739,714 households — one in every 171 — received at least one foreclosure-related notice from April to June.

Sometimes teachers get the tough assignments. A defense company is sending teachers on flights that simulate zero gravity in hopes they'll be inspired to get their students excited about science and math.

New York City's Brooklyn Bridge will light up at night this weekend in honor of its 125th birthday. The bridge was built stronger than necessary at the time, so it held up through the transfer from horse-drawn carriages to cars and trucks.