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Linda Wertheimer speaks with Robert Wittman, senior investigator of the FBI's new Art Crimes Unit, about searching for -- and recovering -- stolen art and artifacts around the globe.

The current issue of Popular Science magazine lists the 10 worst jobs in science. Among them: orangutan-pee collector, manure inspector and human lab rat.

New reports from the Pew Hispanic Center conclude that low-income Latino students are the most segregated, ill-served group in the country's public high schools. The reports detail high school conditions for Hispanic students in the United States.

I. Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former top aide, pleads not guilty to charges against him in a case probing who revealed the identity of a covert CIA agent. He was arraigned in federal court in Washington, D.C., on charges of obstructing justice, perjury and making false statements.

New Orleans' low-lying Ninth Ward suffered back-to-back floods as hurricanes Katrina and Rita rolled through the Gulf region. The historic Holy Cross neighborhood escaped much of the destruction, but residents are concerned about the future.

Customers and scientists are raising questions about the accuracy of the widely publicized genetic test Baby Gender Mentor. Customers have complained to the Federal Trade Commission. And at least one law enforcement agency is investigating a company that sells the test.

Folk-music legend Odetta was a force in the 1960s push for social justice. Her passion inspired fellow musicians and activists such as Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Harry Belafonte. Odetta died Dec. 2, 2008, at the age of 77. Hear a 2005 interview.

A little less gangsta, a little more J. Crew. The National Basketball Association imposes a dress code. But some players see the new rules as racist, denegrating fashions popular with young black men.

Hurricane Wilma passes over the east coast of Florida as a Category 2 storm and surprises residents with its power. Far from diminishing as it moved over land, the storm's wind stayed strong, tossing trees and ripping roofs.

Super Bowl XL falls somewhere between brilliant and bland on the 40-year timeline of title games. The Pittsburgh Steelers and star Jerome Bettis are popular winners, but play was erratic and the referees loomed a bit too large.