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Raul Castro has run Cuba since his brother Fidel Castro fell ill 14 months ago. Officials of the Cuban government believe a wave of change is necessary, including a more open economy.

Monica Goodling, the Department of Justice's former liaison with the White House, is due before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday. Granted immunity, she may offer new information on White House role in the firing of eight federal prosecutors.

Populist leader Hugo Chavez has ruled Venezuela for eight years, and many Venezuelans continue to support him. But Chavez is coming under fire for his anti-President Bush rhetoric, and observers in Venezuela have accused him of rigging next week's election.

The increased use of artificial light in fall and winter make for a dangerous migration for Shearwater seabirds on the island of Kauai. The seabirds use moonlight to navigate, and their migratory patterns are disrupted by the lights of modern development. So the Hawaiian island's public utility has cut down on nighttime lights.

A proposed resolution that would designate the slaughter of Armenians by the Ottomon Turks during World War I as "genocide" is making its way through Congress.

In one of his most public meetings with a U.S. president, the Dalai Lama is set to receive Congress' highest honor. The ceremony comes at a bad time for China, which is angered by the award.

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld returns to the screen as a young, idealistic honey bee in his new animated feature, Bee Movie. He talks about bees, comedy, and his transition from live-action filming into the world of 3-D animation.

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. launches Fox Business Channel Monday amid hopes of a looser and more accessible style than its main competitor. It says its coverage will take a friendly attitude toward business.

Europe's king of electropop returns to the stage with a glass raised to essential workers.

Throughout the pandemic, we've been remembering the lives of some of the nearly 1 million people who have died in the U.S. from COVID. Aaron Kim was a father, a husband and a restaurateur from Ohio.