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The state of California indefinitely postpones the execution of convicted rapist and murderer Michael Morales. The execution had also been delayed the day before because anesthesiologists refused to participate out of ethical concerns.

American snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis lost a gold medal at the Olympics when she hotdogged at the end of her run. It was a painful way to learn the difference between being a star and being a champion.

Last spring, 32 previously unknown paintings thought to be the work of Jackson Pollock were found. The foundation representing the artist's estate doubts their authenticity.

It appears the militant Islamist group Hamas won more than enough seats in Wednesday's Palestinian legislative elections to form a government without partners. But some Hamas leaders are suggesting they will seek a coalition with the Fatah movement.

Host Debbie Elliott speaks with Richard Sutch and Susan Carter about numbers that tell the story of America. They've edited a new five-volume work, Historical Statistics of the United States. Today, Sutch and Carter discuss what the numbers tell us about the role of the U.S. Post Office in westward expansion.

The Senate begins what could be a lengthy debate on Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court. Discussions have already become as politically polarized as Tuesday's party-line Judiciary Committee vote on the nominee. Still, Senate Democrats seem unlikely to stop him with a filibuster.

Insurgent attacks appear to be growing in Iraq, less than two weeks before scheduled national elections. Nineteen Iraqis died Saturday in one attack, and 10 U.S. Marines were killed in Fallujah earlier in the week.

South America and much of the continental United States had the best view of Sunday night's lunar eclipse, which lasted nearly five hours.

Emergency rescuers and equipment went unused or halted operations soon after Hurricane Katrina, according to documents released for hearings of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Monday.

Opening statements are scheduled Tuesday in the federal fraud and conspiracy trial of former Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling. Both are accused of lying about Enron's financial health. The energy company collapsed in 2001 after revelations of hidden debt and inflated profits. Ed Mayberry of member station KUHF reports.