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Though the holidays are over, they may have some lingering effects. Indulging even for a short period may cause changes in body functions that lead to more overeating.

California may have some major political clout with Barack Obama's administration. The president-elect has appointed Californians to key positions, and the state already has muscle on Capitol Hill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of the California delegation will head a half-dozen powerful congressional committees. All of this means California is back on the Washington "A" list.

Less than two weeks before the inauguration, President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural committee and his transition project face potential budget shortfalls. They jointly need some $50 million, and fundraising appears to have been lagging.

the past few months, Pakistan's Pakistan's army has lost control of the Swat Valley to the Taliban. It has now launched an operation to win the valley back, but victory will difficult: The Taliban is highly organized, and uses hit-and-run guerrilla tactics.

Listeners respond to Robert Siegel's interview with compensation consultant Steven Hall about the cap on executive pay, the controversy over director Steven Soderbergh's portrayal of Che Guevera, and music for the economic crisis.

The new film Nothing But The Truth presents a fictionalized reworking of the Valerie Plame Wilson/CIA leak affair. David Folkenflik, who covered the scandal for years, recalls that he and other journalists experienced it as a "Twilight Zone scenario."

O.J. Simpson is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in Las Vegas for his conviction on felony charges, including kidnapping, in a robbery committed last year. The former football and movie star — acquitted of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend Ron Goldman 13 years ago — could get up to life in prison.

Congress is on the verge of creating one of the toughest jobs in America: a car czar to oversee a sweeping restructuring of the troubled automakers. Some think the position won't have enough power to push through the kinds of changes that are needed.

Wexler, the former Atlantic Records co-director who produced some of the most groundbreaking rock and soul music of the 20th century, died Friday. He was 91. Journalist Ashley Kahn spoke with him regularly, and has this appreciation.

The U.S. men's and women's 400-meter relay teams failed to qualify for the Olympic finals because of dropped batons. Terry Long, who coached medal-winning runner Walter Dix, says most Olympic-level athletes who run the relay don't have experience running anything but the anchor leg.