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Why did Fidel Castro turn over power of Cuba to his brother Raul? What does the future hold for the island nation ruled by Castro for the past 47 years?

Changes in Washington give the impression that the United States may be ready to change direction on Iraq policy. But the alternatives to current policy are few, and there are doubts that any of them will change the outcome of the war.

The nation's financial markets watched the elections closely, rallying as it appeared the government would be divided between parties. Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal about the election's effect on the economy.

China faces the challenge of ensuring that its growing influence around the world is viewed in a favorable light. The country hopes to accomplish this goal by using the "soft power" of culture and language.

Why can't we say the word "ain't" without raising eyebrows? Who decided ain't was grammatically incorrect? The standards and rules governing language may seem arbitrary because language is always changing. We'll talk with Jack Lynch, author of "The Lexicographer's Dilemma: The Evolution of 'Proper' English from Shakespeare to 'South Park'" and working lexicographer and co-host of A Way With Words, Grant Barrett.

The new Lebanese film

It is all but certain that San Diego Unified Superintendent Terry Grier will leave San Diego to become Superintendent of Houston's school district. Why is he leaving? Why has San Diego Unified provided a revolving door for superintendents in the last few years?

5:30 p.m. - Jack Nicholson in the front row, Regis walks up to him with mic, Jack turns with his sunglasses on and rattles out "How's the Reege tonight?" Why is it that everything out of his mouth is so "Jack Nicholson?"

The fatboy of the title is Dennis (Pegg of course). We find him sweating profusely and considering his limited options as his pregnant bride-to-be Libby (the lovely Thandie Newton) waits at the altar. Dennis' final decision: run! Run as fast as he can away from responsibility and commitment. Five years later the film finds Dennis is still running. He's trying to rundown a shoplifter from the lingerie store where he works and it's not a pretty sight. But he hasn't run entirely away from responsibility. We discover that he has maintained contact with his son, who is now five, and is at least trying to be a presence in his life.

For more than 20 years, a team of scientists at the National Cancer Institute has been trying to cure cancer by using a patient's own immune system. In the latest twist, they use gene therapy to enhance the immune system's ability to recognize tumors.