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Two of the nation's biggest telecom companies have come forward to say they did not comply with government requests to turn over customer records. But other companies appear to have been more cooperative. It seems that some companies likely went along with the request, while others said no.

Memories, and how to capture them, are a tricky proposition, says The New Yorker's Roger Angell. He talks about the art of writing, what he learned from his stepfather, E.B. White, and his new memoir, Let Me Finish.

Coming soon: the movie version of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Laurence Sterne's extravagantly long 18th-century novel. Like Ulysses, Naked Lunch and other books, it represents a daunting list of challenges to those who would turn it into a movie.

Los Angeles grapples with what may be the largest homeless population of any U.S. city. A new study shows thousands of homeless people are leaving crime-plagued areas for better, safer lives in affluent suburban neighborhoods.

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.

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.

Baghdad sets a daytime curfew amid bloodshed following the bombing of a Shiite shrine. Leaders call for Muslim unity. Issam Kadhim al Rawi of the Sunni Endowment Group, which protects shrines, speaks with Alex Chadwick.

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.

The complexion of the workforce in areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina has changed significantly. At Motivatit Seafoods in Houma, La., a group of Mexican workers has settled in to handle jobs that owner Kevin Voisin says he could not find enough local workers to fill.

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.