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Ever since the dawn of digital delivery, we've been hearing about how the single-song download is killing the album. But at the Grammy Awards, which take place Sunday night in Los Angeles, there's still a category for Album of the Year. Tom Moon profiles the nominees.

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.

The 22-year-old American topped a competitive field Thursday in Beijing. Figure skaters from Japan came in second and third.

Seventy years ago, an atomic bomb wiped a city off the map. The committee that picked the target knew the destruction would be awful, but hoped it could end the war and stop future use of such bombs.

Pras Michel has been convicted in a federal court in Washington, D.C., on 10 counts related to charges that include conspiracy, witness tampering and failing to register as an agent of China.

The Justice Department and the CIA's Inspector General are both investigating the agency's 2005 destruction of videotapes of the interrogations of top al-Qaida operatives. The Justice Department has already started what it calls a "preliminary inquiry" into the matter.

Dmitry Medvedev, whom Russian President Vladimir Putin has endorsed as his successor, says he would appoint Putin prime minister if elected. That could allow Putin to hold on to power, but some analysts say it's unclear if that is Putin's plan.

The future of Kosovo again tops the agenda of the United Nations Security Council. The U.N. has been running the region ever since NATO helped end a Serb crackdown on ethnic Albanians there eight years ago. But Kosovo's Albanians are planning to declare independence, a move resisted by Serbia.

The producers of the TV drama say the star, Claire Foy, got less than former Doctor Who star Matt Smith, but also say that will be rectified in future seasons when new actors take over the characters.

The Nuyorican rapper, best known for her relentless flow and urban bruja vibe, pens a love letter to the emo and pop-punk she loved growing up on her new mixtape, A Girl Cried Red.