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David Rowell's debut novel puts public and personal timelines alongside each other as he recounts June 8, 1968. That's the day a train made a slow, momentous journey from New York to Washington, D.C., to deliver the body of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy for burial beside his slain brother.

Jazz band the EarRegulars stop in for live music and conversation. David Bianculli reviews Season 5 of Fargo. FastHorse discussses The Thanksgiving Play and the "wild mess" of the holiday.

In her new memoir, Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts describes her "somethings" — being diagnosed with breast cancer and a rare blood disorder.

Pakistan's President, Pervez Musharraf, faces a new challenge to his authority. Thousands of lawyers and other activists are headed to the capital Islamabad for a rally this week. They will demand that Musharraf resign and bring back the judges he fired last year.

Jones went from funniest person on campus to SNL star. Ken Tucker reviews Allison Russell's album, The Returner. Washington explains how a DNA test inspired her journey of self-discovery.

Antillano shows why she's one of the most exciting voices in Latin trap and reggaeton right now.

The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds is regarded as a seminal album now, but when it came out in 1966, not many noticed. Watch a mini-documentary by those who made the record.

Labor unions in France called for nationwide strikes and demonstrations Tuesday against the economic and social policies of President Nicolas Sarkozy's government. The main focus of the protest has been a plan to extend the pension age, but demonstrators have also attacked Sarkozy's strategy on the economy and immigration.

Thousands of Palestinians and their supporters demonstrated Sunday at Israel's borders with Syria and Lebanon, and in the West Bank and Gaza, in commemoration of what has been dubbed the "nakba," or catastrophe. The day recalls Israel's creation in 1948 and the subsequent displacement of Palestinians. The annual protest turned violent this year, with at least 16 people killed in clashes with Israeli forces.

Since 1994, more than 5,000 people who qualified have used a physician-assisted death to shorten their lives.