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Document: Congressman on Tape Taking $100,000

The FBI revealed Sunday that Rep. William Jefferson, under investigation for bribery, was videotaped accepting $100,000 in $100 bills from an FBI informant whose conversations with the lawmaker also were recorded.

When an Ex Moves, Do the Kids Go, Too?

Massachusetts may soon have the first ruling by a state high court on what has become a growing dilemma for family courts: When divorced parents share custody, should one parent be allowed to move out of town with the kids?

<em>The Katastwóf Karavan</em> is built from a steel frame mounted to lumber running gear with red oak and muslin wall panels, a propane ﬁred boiler, water tank, gas generator and a brass and steel 38-note steam calliope.

A slavery-era instrument is on the National Mall, singing 'songs of liberation'

An old-fashioned steam calliope designed by luminaries in the worlds of art and jazz is on display at the National Sculpture Garden.

Bonds Hits Home Run 714, Tying Ruth

Barry Bonds ties Babe Ruth for second place on the career home run list with number 714. He homered into the first deck of elevated stands in right-center leading off the second inning against the Oakland Athletics.

A woman shops for baby formula in Annapolis, Md., on May 16. Only a handful of companies supply baby formula in the country, a factor that has contributed to the current shortages being experienced in parts of the country.

How the U.S. got into this baby formula mess

Just a handful of formula makers dominate the industry so a single plant shutdown can lead to empty shelves.

How Criminals Could Use Veteran's Personal Data

The theft of data contained on a portable hard drive from the home of a Department of Veterans Affairs employee means that the Social Security numbers of more than 26 million veterans could now be in the hands of criminals. Noah Adams speaks with Mark Rasch, former head of computer crime investigations for the Justice Department, about how thieves and even foreign spies might be able to use that sensitive information.

U.S. President Joe Biden, second from right, meets with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, second from left, in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 18, 2021.

U.S. adviser tries to talk Mexican president out of skipping Summit of the Americas

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador threatened to skip this year's summit in the United States if Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are excluded.

From left, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden and Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz speak as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, back, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listen during a NATO summit on Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Brussels on March 24, 2022.

How the war in Ukraine is challenging the long-sought pivot to Asia

President Biden is traveling to Japan and South Korea this week — his first trip to Asia since taking office. Like presidents before him, he's seeking to reorient U.S. foreign policy toward Asia.

Jaffe's 'Best of Everything' Stands the Test of Time

Rona Jaffe's hit 1958 book The Best of Everything is being reissued, along with a DVD of the 1959 movie. Renee Montagne speaks with Jaffe about the smashing success of her first novel.

A sign welcomes visitors to Santee Alley, an open-air bazaar featuring many shopping opportunities... including, police say, counterfeit DVDs.

Film Industry Helps LAPD Spy on DVD 'Pirates'

In a bid to stop the sale of bootleg DVDs, Los Angeles police, backed by the film industry, have placed surveillance cameras in Santee Alley, a block of L.A.'s Fashion District that a movie honcho calls "one of the biggest pirate havens on the West Coast." The ACLU objects.

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