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Republicans opened their storm-shortened national convention Monday amid distractions involving running mate Sarah Palin. It was disclosed that a lawyer was hired to represent the Alaska governor in a firing investigation, and that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant.

The story of the funeral in "Death Sucks" is true; only the name of the deceased has been changed. Singer Mark Bates opted for a fake name ("Uncle Freddy") to protect the privacy of the dearly departed, but otherwise, his composition offers an honest and darkly funny account of his day at a close relation's funeral.

When he spoke at Davos this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney referenced a 1978 essay by Vaclav Havel, written when Czechoslovakia was under Soviet control.

The Kennedy Center has announced Adam Sandler as the winner of this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Sandler's credits include SNL, Happy Gilmore, Grown Ups, The Wedding Singer and Hustle.

About 20 carvings in “a wide range of designs” including some meant to trap demons or to seek help from the Virgin Mary have been found at Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire, England.

President Bush takes part in ceremonies at the three crash sites where Americans mourned the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, on the anniversary of the attacks. The president visited New York City; a field near Shanksville, Pa., where Flight 93 crashed; and the Pentagon.

On the centennial of the law that made Puerto Ricans U.S. citizens, percussionist Bobby Sanabria helps us investigate the musical cross-pollination between island and mainland.

ABC commissioned an original song from Duke Ellington for the 1969 mission. Ellington wrote and performed "Moon Maiden" as viewers waited for the lunar landing.

In "The Gravedigger's Song," Lanegan's raspy croak is without a doubt his most valuable asset.

Mark Shields, the longtime commentator known for his weekly political analysis and sense of humor, has died at the age of 85, PBS NewsHour confirmed.