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The attackers may be aiming to derail the Arab summit planned for next week in Baghdad. There were nearly simultaneous explosions and attacks in more than a dozen cities.

The Northern Arapaho tribe in Wyoming has won a permit to hunt two bald eagles for religious purposes. It's the first time federal authorities have granted such approval for bald eagles. The move comes in the wake of a lawsuit that alleged that refusing such permits violated tribe members' religious freedom.

Neda Ulaby looks at the changing nature of soap operas and at how Days Of Our Lives is changing to stay alive.

Muhammad Wazir says 11 of his family members, including his wife and six children, died in the massacre of 16 civilians that's been blamed on a U.S. Army soldier.

Until a national health insurance mandate takes effect in 2014, states run stopgap pools to cover people with pre-existing conditions. The federal funds to pay for the coverage are being stretched thin in many states.

"I want the Iranian people to know that America seeks a dialogue to hear your views and understand your aspirations," he says in video marking Nowruz.

The case has grabbed national attention because of concern that the young man may have been a victim of racial profiling and that local police haven't been aggressive enough about looking into his death.

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old African-American student. He was shot last month by George Zimmerman, a volunteer who claims it was self-defense. Host Michel Martin speaks with U.S. Representative Corrine Brown. She represents the Florida district where the shooting occurred.

The black teen was on the phone with a girl just before he was killed and she heard some of what led to the fatal confrontation with George Zimmerman, the attorney says. Her testimony conflicts with Zimmerman's claim of self defense, says the lawyer.

Claude Lanzmann's memoir, recently translated into English, details his career as a journalist and filmmaker, his friendships and his loves — especially his long relationship with writer and feminist Simone de Beauvoir. Lanzmann, now 87, spent 12 years working on his 1985 Holocaust documentary, Shoah.