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"Heartbreak Hotel," hit song that helped launch Elvis Presley's career in 1956, may live on, but the studio where it was recorded is gone. The building at 1525 McGavock Street in Nashville has been torn down to make way for a parking lot.

Pakistani government sources report that four senior al Qaeda figures were among those killed in a U.S. missile strike on a village near the Afghan border last week. Al Qaeda's No. 2 official, Ayman al-Zawahiri -- the intended target of the attack -- was not hurt.

The political clout of the militant Islamist group Hamas is rising. The group's candidates are expected to do well in next week's Palestinian parliamentary elections, with current polls showing Hamas winning at least one-third of the seats. That scenario presents a challenge for Israel.

A growing number of Americans are embracing ethanol and bio-diesel as possible alternatives to gasoline. But one Berkeley engineering professor is waging a campaign against what he considers a delusion about bio-fuels.

A worn-out space suit on the International Space Station is getting a second life as a satellite. On Friday, astronauts will throw the suit out the orbiter's hatch. Those stuck on Earth will be able to track and listen to the suit as it circles the planet.

The Bush administration wants a federal judge to force Internet search engine giant Google to provide records of what its users search for. Alex Chadwick talks to Day to Day tech contributor Xeni Jardin about the move and Google's response. It's believed the government's goal is to collect data to support a law the administration believes would block minors' access to online pornography.

New Orleans politicians are deep into campaign mode for the April 22 citywide election. It's a strange campaign because half the potential voters are scattered around the country. The state has made some accommodations, setting up "satellite" polling stations in other Louisiana cities.

Barbara Kafka's Vegetable Love is a primer on how to handle produce and a recipe collection for making magic out of something as common as a carrot.

Bolivia's new president Evo Morales' much-photographed sweater is making a big fashion statement. The sudden popularity of the multicolored, striped sweater has inspired a La Paz manufacturer to turn out a thousand sweaters like it.

Firefighters in the Texas panhandle continue their efforts to contain grass fires that have burned almost one million acres. However, Wednesday's strong winds that sent flames marching 40 miles to the northeast have died down.