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Twenty-five years ago, Houston doctor Wayne Shandera co-authored the first official medical report by the Centers for Disease Control of a mysterious sickness afflicting gay men. He's still working with people who have HIV and AIDS.

The organ has been described, along with the clock, as the most complex of all mechanical instruments developed before the Industrial Revolution. Miles Hoffman unravels the complexities and the mysteries of the musical giant.

The Iraqi government has imposed a mid-day traffic ban in Baghdad and in the town of Baqouba, about 30 miles northwest of the capital. That's near where terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed Wednesday. There are fears Zarqawi supporters will stage reprisal attacks.

Philatelists are furious after a limited issue of a new souvenir duck stamp sold out within two hours of its release. The incident took place at a stamp show in Washington last week, the largest U.S. stamp show in history. The likely culprits are larger, wealthier stamp collectors and dealers who are snapping up stamps and selling them on eBay and other after-markets.

Israeli warplanes keep up intense bombardment of Beirut and southern Lebanon on Sunday. Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese have been displaced from their homes, and lack of security and destroyed infrastructure has made it difficult to get aid to those who need it.

The National Guard is evacuating residents of St. Louis who are sweltering in the summer heat without power for fans or air conditioning. A dangerous storm lashed the city Wednesday and power isn't expected to be restored for many until next week.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wants Syria to use its influence to rein in Hezbollah. And Syria wants diplomatic engagement with the United States. But Rice isn't planning on talking directly to Damascus. She's counting on friendly regional governments to carry the U.S. message to Syria.

Israel's bombing campaign has displaced more than 600,000 Lebanese -- a humanitarian disaster, says the United Nations. Aid agencies are concerned about getting help to people who can't evacuate from dangerous areas.

In a Mississippi mall, FEMA demonstrates the features of what it considers the best home design and construction techniques to withstand hurricanes and floodwaters.

U.S. troops in Baghdad are expanding operations, with Iraqi soldiers and police trying to bring security to some of the capital's most dangerous districts. Among the U.S. units involved is the Tomahawks Battalion of the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based in Alaska. The Strykers are part of the front line, getting tips, clearing houses, and working neighborhood by neighborhood to bring the city under control.