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Two Jewish families have been squatting illegally in apartments in the Hebron market for several months. The settlers claim the property was owned by Jewish families and are trying to re-establish a presence there. Israeli police, who arrived early Tuesday morning to forcibly remove the settlers, were met with spit, stones, water, oil and cement.

Over the weekend, many industry guilds gave out their top awards.

Ted Kornweibel is the author of "Railroads in the African American Experience: A Photographic Journey," the first book to detail the entire sweep of the African-American experience with America's railroads. Using many dozens of photos, many of which he purchased himself, the book begins with slavery and the birth of Southern Railroading and continues through Jim Crow and 20th century racism.

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has grabbed headlines across the nation this week. We talk about how the oil spill could affect the push for off-shore drilling along the California coast. And, what impact will the oil spill have on gas prices, and the local fishing industry?

Jet Li versus Jackie Chan in Forbidden Kingdom (Lionsgate) By Carlos Sepulveda I have always wondered who would win in a fight between Jackie Chan and Jet…

Documentary Looks to Afghanistan's Answer to American Idol

Iraqi leaders celebrated Thursday as the new security agreement with the U.S. went into effect. Now, American forces are operating under Iraqi authority. Separately, three Iraqi policemen were killed in the city of Mosul, underlining the security challenges that remain. In Baghdad's Green Zone, the U.S. formally handed over control to Iraqi forces.

Last week, a 15-year-old Encinitas girl told her parents and police that she'd been kidnapped and raped by three latino men. Before she admitted that the entire story was fabricated, the police had conducted an intense manhunt in a community already on high-alert after the murders of teenagers Chelsea King and Amber Dubois. It turned out, the minor had sex with a 20-year old man she met online. He is now in jail. But the story raises questions of how false accusations like this impact communities of color -- already vulnerable to institutionalized racism.

The Getty Villa, which houses the Getty's collection of Roman, Greek and Etruscan art, reopened in Malibu after a renovation. The villa has a legal cloud hanging over some items in the collection, and former curator Marion True is on trial in Italy for her role in what the Italians claim are stolen items.

Harvard neurobiologist Dr. Margaret Livingstone talks about her research into how the brain processes works of art. Her book is called Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing.