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Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA) has resigned from the House after pleading guilty to tax evasion and bribery conspiracy. Cunningham admitted he took than $2 million in exchange for favors to defense contracting companies.

In a speech Monday in Tucson, Ariz., President Bush began an effort to outline his ideas on immigration reform, an issue likely to arise in Congress in the coming months. Mr. Bush continues his campaign Tuesday with a stop in the border city of El Paso, Texas.

David Greenberger listens to stories from seniors and then retells them, all set to imaginative music. Today we hear a story by Anna Traut from Portland, Ore. It's her philosophy on life and how to weather its ups and downs.

The taste of New Orleans is showing up on Thanksgiving tables across the country. A former New Orleans resident is cooking Cajun and Creole dishes for Thanksgiving in Salt Lake City.

Throughout November, hundreds of people are lining up to peer through the telescope at Lowell Observatory in northern Arizona. What they'll see: Mars in close opposition with the Earth. This is the nearest the red planet has been to Earth since 2003. If you miss it this month, you'll have to wait until 2018 for such an incredible view. Sadie Babits has this postcard from the observatory.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Jeff Terrace from Chelmsford, Mass. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station WFCR in Amherst.)

In Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, the trial of Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants resumed Monday after a 40-day recess. Proceedings were then postponed until Dec. 5, to allow time to replace two defense lawyers who had been murdered.

Samuel Bernstein did all he could to keep his prodigiously gifted son off the stage.

Palestinian Authority leaders celebrate the re-opening of the Gaza Strip's border crossing with Egypt, a main gateway to the outside world for Palestinians. But no one was allowed to pass through Rafah on Friday. European Union inspectors, who will help monitor the opening, are still arriving.

On the eve of the resumption of the trial of Saddam Hussein, an international monitor voices concern about the legality and fairness of the proceedings. Should the trial be moved?