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U.S. aid programs in the 1960s and '70s created a flourishing farming region in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province known as Little America. Today, aid workers are trying to restore the Afghan government presence there and the programs people need.

The diabetes drug Avandia used to be a $3.4 billion-a-year blockbuster. Then some studies strongly suggested that people taking it have a higher risk of heart attacks. Two new studies, one from the FDA, nail down the risk -- just as the FDA is getting ready to decide whether Avandia should be taken off the market.

A year after a Pakistan army offensive dislodged the Taliban from Swat Valley, local residents are taking the law into their own hands, with the help of the army. And the families of known militants are receiving harsh treatment as a result.

The venerable singer-songwriter, whose career spans more than three decades, drew inspiration from punk and doo-wop for his new album. Here, he discusses struggling with his identity growing up and finding his voice in music.

If the dealers win this battle, it would cap a long and costly lobbying campaign. As one critical part of that campaign, the auto dealers present themselves as part of Main Street with no ties to the high finances of Wall Street, but that image is more nostalgia than reality.

20 years ago, the idea of a doctor caring for people only when they're hospitalized was farfetched. Today, hospitalists are the fastest growing medical specialty. These doctors who manage much of the care that goes on in hospitals.

China's government is coming under increasing pressure to reduce its use of the death penalty. Beijing classifies the number of people it puts to death as a state secret, but it's believed to be nearly as much as all other countries combined. Legal experts are watching the case of a man in southern China who was sentenced to death three times to see how effective recent legal reforms are.

A year ago, the Pakistani army mounted an offensive to dislodge Taliban militants who had overtaken Swat Valley. The fighting forced more than 2 million people from their homes. A year later, the people of the region are trying to rebuild their lives.

In Afghanistan, the battle for Kandahar may not have officially begun, but it is already quietly under way. Green Berets outside Kandahar city are working to set up schools and clinics and provide security. But building ties with the villagers may prove the most difficult job of all.

Music and visual art are abundant this weekend. Imogen Heap, Josh Ritter, performance art, a San Diego painter from mid-century, and gringos in their underwear. It's the Weekend Preview.