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Alicia Parlette, a copy editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, was diagnosed with cancer nearly a year ago. She's writing a diary about her experience, and the paper is publishing segments. Alex Chadwick checks in on Alicia to see how she's doing.

Two days after declaring a state of emergency in the Philippines, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo continues her clampdown on the political opposition and government critics. The turmoil came the week Filipinos were remembering the ouster of President Ferdinand Marcos 20 years ago.

Childhood curiosity fueled Alan Lightman's interest in science and space. Now an astrophysicist and novelist, Lightman believes our greatest creativity, in science and art, comes from awe at the unknown.

Many of us moved at a breakneck pace in 2005, and we're bouncing right into a new year. Writer Carl Honore takes note of a movement aimed at urging us to chill out a little. He tells Debbie Elliott about his book In Praise of Slowness.

A gallon of gas has jumped 10 cents per gallon in a week. The price of a barrel of oil is in record territory at about $70. Analysts blame the high cost of crude oil on strong demand, tight global supplies and political troubles in Iran.

Scientists say a great earthquake could hit the San Francisco area in the next 30 years. But many residents prefer to live in denial. Commentator Louise Rafkin talked to her friends and neighbors for an understanding of how people balance everyday danger with everyday life.

The GOP leader spoke from Stockholm following a trip to Kyiv. He backed Sweden and Finland joining NATO and pushed back on more isolationist voices in his party.

A car bomb exploded outside the United States Consulate and a luxury hotel in Karachi, Pakistan's biggest city. The suicide attack killed at least four people -- including an American diplomat. President Bush is scheduled to visit Pakistan this weekend. Renee Montagne talks to reporter Kamran Khan in Karachi.

Hancock County, Miss., has 8,000 temporary FEMA trailers with electricity, water and sewer. These are small travel units, with a kitchen and a bathroom but no washer or dryer, so keeping a family in clean clothes means a visit to a crowded laundromat. Rich man, poor man -- quarters are what really count.

Commentator Julie Zickefoose raised three orphaned hummingbirds a couple of years ago, never expecting to see them again. This is the story of their return.