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Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA) has resigned from the House after pleading guilty to tax evasion and bribery conspiracy. Cunningham admitted he took than $2 million in exchange for favors to defense contracting companies.

This year, some believe the Abramoff scandal will hobble the Republicans, who were recipients of roughly two-thirds of his lubricating largesse. But that will depend on who gets indicted, and whether the targets include names big enough to capture the public imagination.

Jazz musician Keter Betts died Saturday in Maryland. He was 77. His bass could be heard on more than 100 albums, including three solo efforts. In 2003, he spoke with NPR for the series Musicians in Their Own Words.

Alex Chadwick talks with Slate contributor Edward J. Epstein about the decline of sexual nudity in films over the last few decades. Epstein says film studios are being pressured by the DVD and television markets to offer less salacious films.

Fulfilling what he calls a lifelong ambition, the legendary singer and songwriter has recorded an album, Dreams, on which he covers the songs he considers the best of the rock era. It's a list that includes the works of Randy Newman, The Eagles and The Beatles.

What are critics saying about this weekend's top movies? Notes on The Devil Wears Prada, Superman Returns and Strangers with Candy. Mark Jordan Legan reports.

It was a big week in the Russia investigation. The president's former political guru said a campaign meeting with Russians was "treasonous" and the attorney general got into hot water.

Despite a fall during one of their qualifying runs, Shaun White and Chloe Kim were able to move on to the medal round of the men's and women's halfpipe events.

Chinese New Year in Singapore lets the unique Malay, Indian, Chinese and European influences of Singaporean cuisine shine through. The author of a new memoir about the country's food shares favorite recipes and family memories.

The Bravo network series Ultimate Super Heroes, Ultimate Super Villains and Ultimate Super Vixens, which debuts Thursday night, ranks the best fictional characters in pop culture, drawing from movies, television, comic books and video games.