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President Obama and his supporters have been lauding Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan as a proven "consensus-builder." But historians say that designation often means little when used during the nomination process -- and individual justices are rarely coalition catalysts.

China's power is growing in its own backyard of Southeast Asia, even in countries that were once firmly anti-communist. Through transportation projects, cheap goods and cultural centers, China is using its influence to try to make friends throughout the region.

Alinghi nosed across the finish line ahead of rival Team New Zealand to win the America's Cup for landlocked Switzerland on Tuesday.

To show support for schoolchildren devastated by the earthquake, fifth-graders in Northridge, Calif., sent the kids letters that included poems, comic strips and stickers. The students in California and those in Haiti say they'd like to be pen pals for life.

The Republican National Committee was quick to link President-elect Obama to the alleged misdeeds of Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. But as details of the charges against Blagojevich emerged, it appeared that Obama may have passed an early and very public ethics test.

Our monthly food hour explores the variety of ethnic markets to be found around San Diego and tips for cooking ethnically-inspired dishes.

Retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Bernard Trainor is co-author of Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and the Occupation of Iraq. He talks with Scott Simon about Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's relations with military leaders.