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The Deputy Commander of the Navy Region Southwest says the culture at U.S. detention facilities in Iraq has changed dramatically since the abuses were uncovered at Abu Ghraib. Admiral Gar Wright addressed defense contractors in the San Diego Chapter of the National Defense Industries Association today.

Seeger was a leading figure in the 20th century resurgence of American traditional music and a noted field collector of rural Southern music. He recorded hundreds of musicians in their homes and local performing venues.

Federal statistics show that 9 percent of U.S. children were deficient in vitamin D, and an additional 61 percent may have lower-than-optimal levels. Some research suggests that vitamin D, abundant in fatty fish such as sardines, helps bolster the immune system and may even guard against heart disease.

One decade ago, Brandi Chastain was showing her sports bra to 40 million TV viewers in the Women's World Cup Final. Today, women's professional soccer players are kicking off on Wednesday afternoons for crowds of 4,000. Why has the following for women's soccer decreased? We speak to Union-Tribune Sports Reporter Mark Zeigler about the rise and fall of women's soccer in the United States, and Cal Poly Pomona Sociology Professor Faye Wachs about what it means for female athletics in general.

Afghanistan's second presidential election takes place on Aug. 20. Observers say the race is Afghan President Hamid Karzai's to lose, despite the incumbent's waning popularity. But a growing number of skeptics say he may not receive enough votes for a clear victory.

Illinois investigators continue to look into just how four individuals allegedly ransacked a historic Chicago-area black cemetery as part of an elaborate money-making scheme. Rutgers University professor Clement Price and genealogist Tony Burroughs discuss the case and the history of black cemeteries.

Since voters approved Proposition 209 ten years ago, the University of California has seen a shift in ethnic enrollment. Prop. 209 banned using racial preferences in public university admissions an

Critics of US Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor say they have concerns about her ability to render impartial legal decisions. Are those concerns valid or are they just playing politics?

Judge Sonia Sotomayor returned to the hearing room of the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday morning for her third day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings. She will try to reveal little more than she did in her first day of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Judge Sonia Sotomayor told senators Tuesday that she disagrees with the president's statement that "what is in the judge's heart" can be critical in some judicial decisions. "It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law," she said.