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The San Antonio Spurs are one victory away from the NBA championship. Sunday night in Auburn Hills, Mich., the Spurs beat the Detroit Pistons 96-95 in overtime to take a 3-to-2 lead in the NBA finals. The series now returns to San Antonio for game six on Tuesday.

Author Judith Moore's darkly humorous and unflinching memoir recounts growing up "heavy" with an abusive mother. Moore revels in the delights of a cheeseburger, and the subtle victory of rising above her past.

The eight-time All-Star, who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA's top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday. Lanier had worked for the league as a global ambassador.

Producer Dmae Roberts presents the story 19th-century Chinese doctor Ing "Doc" Hay, who left a lasting mark on an Oregon town and was a longtime icon for Asians emigrating to America.

The Senate Judiciary Committee debates the legal rights of detainees at the U.S. Navy prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The panel is also considering what branch or branches of government are authorized to determine procedures for prisoners.

Jamaica's Asafa Powell lowers the world record in the men's 100 meters to 9.77 seconds. His time at a meet in Athens, Greece, trims one-hundredth of a second off the previous mark, set in 2002.

Overturning Roe v. Wade could threaten birth control and other care, experts say.

Robert Siegel talks with Los Angeles Times reporter John Daniszewski about the revelation of British government memos detailing early plans for invading Iraq.

Pakistan has lifted some of the restrictions placed on an activist who had been forbidden to leave the country.

More than 10 million illegal immigrants are thought to live in the United States. Most are from Mexico. A new report from the Pew Hispanic Center examines where and how these undocumented immigrants live and work.