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The 99-0 vote confirms President Obama's decision to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal, whose three-decade career ended in disgrace because of inflammatory remarks made to Rolling Stone magazine. Gen. John Allen will replace Petraeus at Central Command, defense officials say.

With the launch of his new talk show, all eyes are on Jay Leno. But let's face it: The success of tonight's show is less about the monologue than about which guests show up.

National Geographic's Annie Griffiths Belt has been personally affected by the breakthroughs in fiber optics and digital data transmission made by this year's winners of the Nobel Prize in physics. Griffiths Belt says the change wasn't easy, but it was extraordinary.

Pianist Ben Folds has crafted a series of alt-rock hits over the past 15 years. For his pseudo-"greatest-hits" package, he's commissioned new arrangements of those songs from university a cappella groups across the country. Folds and host Jacki Lyden compare and contrast the various versions of his songs.

In a meeting with President Obama, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the war is "not America's responsibility or burden alone. It is a team effort."

Federal agents won't pursue pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers in states that allow medical marijuana, under new legal guidelines issued Monday by the Obama administration.

Coming from a singer-songwriter who wrote a triple-platinum hit in response to her label's request for a "marketable love song," Bareilles' latest single, "King of Everything," seems indicative of a trend. In an interview, Bareilles says she likes writing happy tunes that tell people to kiss off.

Devastated by the loss of her father, Staples almost gave up music. But encouraged on by her sister, the legendary singer returned and got a new record deal. Staples' new album, You Are Not Alone, sees her addressing her grief for the man whose lessons she'll never forget.

Atlanta-based food chemist and cookbook author Shirley O. Corriher has answers for common kitchen quandaries -- from dense zucchini bread that won't rise and chicken breasts that stick to the pan. (Hint: Don't touch the chicken!)

Joost Buis' tunes are clean and true, and still let weird details nibble at the edges on Zoomin. That sort of despoiling playfulness typifies a lot of Holland's improvised music: Just because you're serious doesn't mean you have to be so serious all the time.