Texas-based crime writer Vanessa Leggett was released from jail today, more than five months after she was held in contempt of court for refusing to turn over her research to a grand jury.

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After a 50-year, self-imposed ban on television ads for hard liquor, NBC has decided to begin airing limited commercials. A congressional opponent of the move and a representative of the nation's distillers debate the decision.

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Terence Smith reports on the slow return of comedy after the September 11 attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.

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How terrorist attacks and a declining economy have impacted the world of advertising. Terence Smith reports.

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Following an interview with the interim Afghan Prime Minister on the Associated Press Television Network, Indira Lakshmanan, a foreign correspondent for the Boston Globe, provides a first-hand account of Afghanistan after the war and the Taliban's defeat.

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Associated Press reporter Kathy Gannon interviews Afghanistan's new leader, Hamid Karzai.

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The U.S. Congress Thursday pledged $19.2 million to fund a Radio Free Afghanistan service that would beam news and information to Afghans in their local languages.

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AT&T Corp. yesterday agreed to sell its cable television business to Comcast Corp. in a $52 billion deal that will create a cable giant double the size of its nearest competitor, AOL Time Warner.

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Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, houses of worship have been a source of strength for many. Terence Smith looks at the news coverage of religion in America.

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Ray Suarez looks at the French media company Vivendi, which is rapidly becoming a major player in the U.S. entertainment market. Suarez discusses the company's latest acquisitions with Jim Stroud of the media consulting firm The Carmel Group, and David…

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