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More than 220 athletes will represent the United States at the Olympics in Beijing, making it the largest delegation at the Games. Other large teams include China and the Russian Olympic Committee.

The Bob Dylan Center opens in Tulsa on Tuesday. It contains more than 100,000 pieces from his archives.

The controversial, best-selling Egyptian novel The Yacoubian Building describes a country that is corrupt, unfair and thuggish. Now it's being made into a star-studded film.

"We make music to collide with the world." The Puerto Rican superstar discusses Nibiru, his musical beginnings and the state of Latin urban music.

The unmistakable voice of Roberta Flack has been part of the American soundtrack since the 1960s.

Shortly after Bob Woodruff was tapped as lead anchor on ABC's World News Tonight, he and his cameraman were gravely injured by a bomb while reporting in Iraq. Now, he and his wife have written a book about his recovery.

If it's possible for a classically trained wind quintet to rock the house, Imani Winds blows the roof off. The five musicians came together 10 years ago with a common goal: To show young people of color there's a place for them in all of the arts. Imani Winds' Josephine Baker: A Life Of Le Jazz Hot! is a CD of original music inspired by Baker's life.

Singer-songwriter Carmen Consoli's polularity can be credited to her combination of Sicilian influences and political awarness. Now, Consoli is taking on a different music market with the release of her first U.S. CD.

They're an odd couple. Angel-voiced Scot Isobel Campbell and gravelly grunge rocker Mark Lanegan of Seattle combine their talents on the CD Ballad of the Broken Seas. Campbell tells Liane Hansen about life after Belle and Sebastian.

There are two kinds of people in the portion of North Carolina surrounding Durham and Chapel Hill: Duke fans and North Carolina fans. Will Blythe is NOT a Duke fan. He writes about his obsession with a college basketball rivalry in a new book.