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John Johnson, who died Monday at 87, overcame racial barriers to make a fortune on the magazines Ebony and Jet. He was the first black American to make Forbes' list of the world's wealthiest people.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon remains in the intensive care unit of a Jerusalem hospital after seven hours of surgery to stop bleeding in his brain. The 77-year-old Sharon suffered a massive stroke late Wednesday.

Swedish pop star Jens Lekman sounds more like Lawrence Welk and Burt Bacharach than his American counterparts Kanye West and Ashlee Simpson. His deep, silky voice and instrumentation lends his music a retro pop feel, but the lyrics are too odd to be throwbacks.

President Bush signed a sweeping energy bill into law Monday, and proponents say it should make the nation's electrical grid more reliable. But opponents contend the measure will make it easier for utility companies to play accounting games.

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon could be sedated for up to 72 hours following emergency surgery for a massive stroke, hospital officials said Thursday.

For decades, the Los Angeles Archdiocese ignored parishioners' sex abuse complaints and shipped accused priests between therapy and new assignments, according to newly released personnel records involving 126 clergymen.

Officials in Pakistan now say as many as 40,000 may have been killed in Saturday's earthquake, and the toll could go higher. Neighboring India also saw an impact, with widespread damage and at least 2,000 killed. Relief from donor countries is beginning to trickle in, but more is needed.

With lush, mournful songs, Antony and the Johnsons have grown from cabaret act to Carnegie Hall. Singer-songwriter Antony channels artists such as Boy George and Nina Simone, earning an enthusiastic critical and popular response.

Singer and songwriter Jeffrey Osborne's new CD From The Soul showcases classic R&B tunes by popular stars like Teddy Pendergrass, Aretha Franklin and Curtis Mayfield. Osborne talks about producing the new album.

Steve Inskeep talks to News Analyst Cokie Roberts about President Bush's response to the earthquake in Southeast Asia and the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court.