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The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine is awarded to J. Robin Warren and Barry J. Marshall for their 1982 discovery that bacteria, not stress, cause peptic ulcers.

One historical character is getting a looser, more colorful look: Alexander Hamilton has now broken free from his oval on the new $10 bill. The redesigned 10-spot was unveiled Wednesday by Treasury Secretary John Snow.

Authorities in Indonesia now say at least 26 people died in three separate suicide bombings at restaurants on the resort island of Bali. More than 120 people were injured. The attacks are being blamed on the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah.

Powerful Texas Republican Tom DeLay reacts to his indictment on a criminal conspiracy charge by saying he has done nothing wrong and calling the prosecutor a "partisan fanatic." Also, other congressmen react to the charges.

Steve Inskeep talks to Wayne Slater, senior political writer of the Dallas Morning News, about Ronnie Earle. Earle is the district attorney leading the charges against Tom DeLay.

Thousands have ordered Acu-Gen's Baby Gender Mentor, which claims to give conclusive proof of the sex of a fetus earlier than a sonogram. But some mothers and scientists say the small biotech company can't deliver on its promises.

In the first of two reports on the repercussions of staying engaged in Iraq or pulling out, we hear the arguments for staying the course.

Ohioan Bob Doak shows off his Christmas sprit every year with an ecclectic holiday display that includes bubble lights and glowing elephants. He shares highlights from his collection with Naomi Lewin of Cincinnati Public Radio.

Hawaii has moved to limit wholesale gas prices, beginning next week, as consumers suffer high fuel costs. Traders drove oil prices to $68 a barrel on some markets Thursday. Hawaii, which has all of its oil shipped in, has some of the highest gas prices in the nation.

One of the untold success stories of Hurricane Katrina is how quickly New Orleans was able to pump out floodwaters. That work was done by the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board. For three weeks, about 300 employees did the work of 1,000 -- in the most harrowing of circumstances.