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Israel's bombing campaign has displaced more than 600,000 Lebanese -- a humanitarian disaster, says the United Nations. Aid agencies are concerned about getting help to people who can't evacuate from dangerous areas.

Gen. Pervez Musharraf, president and military ruler of Pakistan, faces his most serious political crisis since seizing power in a coup in 1999.

The Los Angeles Lakers are back on top...for the fifteenth time in the franchises history. Kobe Bryant and the Lake-show proved their dominance last night as they cruised to a 99 to 86 victory over the Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals. In other local sports news, the Padres have a new owner, and have drafted a hot high school prospect from Georgia. And former Chargers Quarterback Ryan Leaf is in the news once again, and once again not in a good way.

Star writers gathered in New York City on Wednesday night for the National Book Awards ceremony. Books dealing with the events of Sept. 11, and war, were among the nominees. A graphic novel was also among the nominees, a first. Among the winners was Richard Powers' The Echo Maker, which took the prize for fiction.

Are you ready for some fantasy football? More than 30 million North Americans regularly play fantasy sports. But if you're one of the rest of us, you might ask, "what the heck is fantasy sports?" We speak to the president of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, and the "godfather of fantasy sports market research" about why people play fantasy sports, and how the industry has grown over the last decade.

Running With Scissors

Investigators are trying to understand how a Comair plane that crashed Sunday in Kentucky ended up taking off on a runway that was too short for the plane. The crash in Lexington killed 49 people. The only survivor is the co-pilot, who is in critical condition.

A Maryland judge has ruled that a state law that bans same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. But the judge said she won't allow couples to get married while the attorney general appeals. While the ruling is a victory for efforts to allow same-sex unions, it is certain to be challenged.

Asian countries join in condemning North Korea's nuclear test. South Korea now may rethink its policy of engagement with the North, while the test puts particular pressure on China, which provides 70 percent of North Korea's food and fuel aid.

In what is shaping up to be a tough year for Republicans, Dick DeVos, the wealthy Republican candidate Michigan governor is within striking distance of the Democratic incumbent, Jennifer Granholm. Michigan's economy has serious troubles, and DeVos lays the blame squarely on Gov. Granholm. But Granholm disagrees, and says the fault lies with the policies of President Bush.