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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the Late Show with David Letterman were among the first casualties of a strike by members of the Writers Guild of America, pitting writers against TV and movie producers. Media critic Eric Deggans and Larry Andries discuss the strike, its effects on writers of color, and what it means for upcoming television seasons.

Pakistan's deposed chief justice calls on the nation's lawyers to defy President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's emergency rule as hundreds gather to protest the government's crackdown on dissent.

Iraq is due to hang three men who ranked in Saddam Hussein's regime. They had roles in the massacre of thousands of Iraqi Kurds in the 1980s. But there are fears that hanging former Gen. Sultan Hashim could inflame sectarian tensions and alienate Sunni tribes now working with U.S. forces.

A new study reveals California has a major shortage of health professionals like dental hygienists and radiology technicians. The report says the state just isn't producing enough graduates to fill cu

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says that all sides want to see Israel and the Palestinians reach a peace agreement before President Bush leaves office.

President Bush is hoping that a meeting with Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan could ease tensions along Iraq's northern border, where tens of thousands of Turkish troops were poised to move against Kurdish rebels.

There have been some criticisms of the state's response to the catastrophic fires in Southern California. But by most accounts, at least one person has emerged from the tragedy with an image boost:

The military-led government in Myanmar has driven the country's economy and infrastructure into the ground. Many of its people cross the border to get better wages and basic health care.

Baton-wielding police fire tear gas into crowds and arrest hundreds of anti-government protesters in an effort to quash dissent following President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's declaration of a state of emergency.

President Bush will award the Medal of Freedom to eight people, including the president of Liberia, the founder of the C-SPAN network, and the author of To Kill a Mockingbird. Cuban dissident Oscar Biscet will also be recognized, although he is in prison in Cuba.