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A spokesman for Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) says Ney will step aside temporarily as chairman of the House Administration Committee. Ney is a key figure in a Justice Department investigation of corruption.

At least 345 people are trampled to death and more than 200 are injured in Saudi Arabia on the last day of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Muslim pilgrims, participating in a stoning ritual on the desert plain of Mina outside Mecca, tripped over baggage, causing the crush.

Alan Cheuse reviews The Western Limit of the World, David Masiel's new novel about the last voyages of a decrepit chemical tanker.

A growing demand for adoptable children overseas is leading to tragic outcomes for some children and parents. Michael Montgomery of American RadioWorks reports on problems with adoptions of children from the former Soviet Union.

Ukrainian feminists say their country came a long way, legally and culturally, in the past decade. Now advocates are trying to address sexual assault, economic hardship and other effects of the war.

Hollywood sports films often ignore facts in favor of plot, and the new hit Glory Road is no exception. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Ron Rapoport and John Ydstie talk about basketball movies.

Ibrahim Rugova, the president of Kosovo, dies of lung cancer at 61. He was long identified with ethnic Albanians' struggle for independence from Serbia. John Ydstie speaks with Tina Raja of the Associated Press about the Balkan leader.

Ariel Sharon is in stable but serious condition after five hours of surgery that stopped bleeding in his brain. A brain scan on the Israeli prime minister shows significant improvement, a hospital official says.

Reporter Adolfo Guzman Lopez profiles the art and life of African-American artist William Pajaud. His vibrant watercolors celebrates the people and jazz scene of his native New Orleans.

In the second of a three-part series on the future of television, Rick Karr looks at how new technologies are influencing what television viewers are more likely to watch -- shorter, more immediate clips of longer shows.