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In honor of World AIDS Day, the StoryCorps oral history project presents the story of how the disease affected one family -- at a time when AIDS was still entering America's consciousness. Mary Caplan shares the story.

The investigation of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff has taken many twists and turns. As investigators gauge the extent of Abramoff's influence with lawmakers of both parties, an associate of Abramoff's has pled guilty to conspiracy. Reporter Philip Shenon has been covering the case for The New York Times.

Maliha Zulfacar left Afghanistan when the Soviets invaded in 1979. She now splits her time between a teaching post in California and one in Kabul, where she's leading an oral history project that she hopes will help Afghans make sense of the impact of three decades of war.

In 1968, 1,300 sanitation workers, most of whom were black, went on strike in Memphis, Tenn., protesting horrendous working conditions and low wages. Martin Luther King, Jr. went to Memphis to lend his support to the striking sanitation workers. One of those on strike recalls his visit.

Joann Arnaud, who lived on Honeysuckle Lane in New Orleans East, talks about her family's reaction to plans that call for a four-month moratorium on rebuilding in their part of the city. Residents must have a critical mass of guaranteed returnees before they can rebuild.

NASA attempts this weekend to bring back from space some of the building blocks of life. A probe called Stardust is swinging by the Earth on Sunday to make a special delivery of particles it collected from an ancient comet two years ago.

Imagine what would go through your mind if your mailbox suddenly became a stream of video, secretly filmed movies that feature you and your family -- and possibly presage a deadly threat. That's the predicament of Cache, starring Daniel Auteuil and Juliette Binoche.

As New Orleans wrestles with plans to rebuild, nonprofit groups concerned with protecting the city's unique architecture are helping homeowners salvage what's left of their houses.

Iran's initial step to restart research into uranium enrichment dismays the United States, Europe and Russia. All are trying to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. The next move appears to be an appeal to the U.N. Security Council.

The Senate Judiciary Committee completes its questioning of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. The panel also begins hearing testimony from outside witnesses, including members of the American Bar Association and current and retired judges.