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After more than a decade of destruction, the Russian region of Chechnya is now being rebuilt. The new signs of stability are welcome to most Chechens, but human rights groups say the region's pro-Moscow government is using fear and corruption to govern a traumatized population.

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.

Neil Marshall loves horror movies. So when he was crafting his second film, he drew on a trio of movies that had scared him. From

Melissa Block talks with Tracy Manzer, crime reporter for the Long Beach Press Telegram, about the trial of 10 young people charged with assaulting three girls on Halloween night in 2006. Eight of the defendants, who are black, are also being charged with hate crimes against the victims, who are white.

President Bush's call for more science funding comes amid criticism of his administration's approach to scientific research. Scientists say the White House puts ideology first. The president's chief science adviser calls the complaints "irrelevant."

Larry Peterson spent more than 17 years in prison before DNA testing led a judge to overturn his conviction. The first story in a two-part special report chronicles how he ended up behind bars for rape and murder — and fought to prove his innocence.

Horror remakes and sequels are still all the rage these days. The latest is

Delpy plays Marion, a French photographer with vision problems. In a whirlwind open, Marion narrates her life to us, complete with a rapid slide show of images chronicling the most recent events with her boyfriend of two years Jack (Adam Goldberg). Then she lays out her itinerary, which includes two days in Paris. She has dreams in her head about what two days with her boyfriend in the most romantic of cities might be like but reality is about to hand her a few surprises. Almost immediately, everything seems to go wrong from a local strike tying up the streets of Paris to ex-boyfriends resurfacing all over town to stir the worst kind of jealousy in Jack. Along the way, Marion contemplates what being in a relationship is all about and why we end up picking the people we do to fall in love with.

Russia has suspended the work of foreign adoption agencies. That has put into limbo the plans of many Americans waiting to adopt Russian children, even as human rights groups say a growing number of institutionalized children in Russia are living — and dying — in wretched conditions.

Oscars 2008: The Good, the Bad, and the Photos