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World-famous violist Kim Kashkashian is distinguished by her lyricism: the way her songlike music flows easily with emotion. Kashkashian's ability to make her instrument sing is evident throughout her new CD, Asturiana.

Violence sparked by December elections has claimed more than 500 lives in Kenya. On Tuesday, Kenya's opposition leader rejected an invitation to meet with re-elected President Mwai Kibaki. Ken Okoth, of the Red Rose Nursery and Children's Center in Nairobi, talks about the crisis.

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case testing whether lethal injection is constitutional. Opponents say the three drugs used, and the way they are administered, create the potential for a tortuous death that would amount to cruel and unusual punishment.

When election day arrives, what are the factors that play into your decision at the polls? Is it the discussion of important issues? Or is it more about personality? Guests discuss the issues that have the greatest influence on voters and the ways politicians brand themselves during campaigns.

Barack Obama won the endorsement Thursday of the Democrat's previous presidential nominee, John Kerry. They spoke together in South Carolina, where the Democratic primary is less than two weeks away. Kerry's endorsement was a slight to Hillary Clinton and to John Edwards, Kerry's running mate in 2004.

President Bush is in the United Arab Emirates and heads next to Saudi Arabia. Both states are allies of the U.S., but that comes with some caveats. Part of the trip is aimed at reenergizing Mideast peace talks and keeping pressure on Iran.

Hillary Clinton and John McCain are New Hampshire's comeback kids, remaking their stalled presidential campaigns and blunting the momentum of opponents as they head into fresh contests in Michigan and South Carolina.

It's not often that you hear of a record company being destroyed by success, but that was the fate of one of America's most prominent soul labels, Vee-Jay Records. They recorded John Lee Hooker, the Four Seasons and Betty Everett, but the music has been unavailable for decades. A new box set ends the wait.

Record turnout is expected for Saturday's Democratic caucuses in Nevada, where candidates are hoping to show their clout in the party's first western nominating contest and the first state contest with a significant minority population.

The Charlotte-based bank is taking over the nation's biggest mortgage lender. Wall Street Journal reporter James Hagerty discusses what it means for the mortgage market and the economy.