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The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 created a legal process for authorizing wiretaps. But the intelligence community has resisted legal restrictions, especially related to the war on terrorism.

At least 2,000 U.S. forces have been killed in Iraq since the United States invaded the country two and a half years ago. With the support of a majority of Americans waning, many Senate Democrats are reconsidering their votes to authorize President Bush's military action in Iraq -- an issue that continues to split the party.

The center of New Orleans has plenty of broken windows and flying debris, but it is largely empty of people, as Hurricane Katrina makes its way inland. The system came ashore as a Category Four storm Monday morning east of New Orleans.

A new book on Abraham Lincoln explores how the young Illinois lawyer went on to become president despite suffering from lifelong depression.

John Langstaff, the founder of the Christmas Revels, died Tuesday in Basil, Switzerland, after suffering a stroke. He was 84. The Christmas Revels is a show that explores the roots of the Christmas and winter solstice celebrations from a different era or country each year.

The study makes use of lunar soil samples collected from Apollo 11, 12 and 17.

Criminal charges against former White House aide I. Lewis Libby have focused new attention on the man he worked for. Vice President Dick Cheney's support for the Iraq war and his ideas about the treatment of detainees have drawn criticism.

This year for the first time, the Latin Grammy awards were presented entirely in Spanish, and the program moved from CBS to the Spanish-language Univision network. Jacki Lyden talks with Leila Cobo of Billboard magazine about the winners and some of the trends they reflect.

The new book by The Kitchen Sisters charts their ongoing series of reports exploring the world of street-corner cooking, colorful kitchen rituals and visionaries, legendary meals and eating traditions.

After nearly a week of chaos and privation in New Orleans, the federal response to Hurricane Katrina appears to be making a dent in the city's anguish. Most of the known storm survivors are out of the flooded city. Rescue operations continue.