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Next month marks the centennial of the sinking of the Titanic. A collection of more than 5,500 objects amassed during seven expeditions to the site is up for sale. Items range from binoculars and tea cups to a giant slab of the ship's hull. The collection has been appraised at $189 million. David Greene talks to Arlen Ettinger, president of Guernsey's, the auction house managing the sale.

For nearly 60 years, the whereabouts of a work by Paul Cezanne remained a mystery. But the 19th century watercolor turned up in the home of a physician in Texas. He died last fall and in May, Christie's will auction off "A Card Player." That piece led to Cezanne's series of card players. It's estimated to sell for $20 million.

The nation's capital is focused on the Supreme Court this week, and that includes members of Congress. Wednesday is the third day justices will hear arguments considering the constitutionality of President Obama's health care overhaul.

Growing awareness about PTSD has had a downside, namely that civilians now assume veterans are likely to have psychological issues. Yet while in the military, many say they feel pressure to hide their problems. The recent mass shooting in Afghanistan has fueled misconceptions and further complicated efforts to treat PTSD.

The key issue is whether the health law's expansion of the Medicaid program for the poor unfairly compels the participation of states. Many considered this to be the weakest part of the states' challenge to the health law, and during Wednesday afternoon's arguments, justices made their skepticism clear.

"Trayvon was me," says Tracy Martin. "That was my kid. ... I truly miss him, love him and this hurt won't go away easy." The 17-year-old's shooting death has ignited a national conversation about race.

Investigator Hank Schuelke testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about how prosecutorial misconduct doomed the case against former Sen. Ted Stevens.

In the last public event of his three-day visit to the island, Pope Benedict XVI called on Cuba, and the world, to change and choose a path of "love, reconciliation and brotherhood." Benedict met with Fidel Castro before departing the island — but did not meet with dissidents.

After decades of neglect and abuse by Egypt's former regime, Bedouin tribesmen say they are kidnapping Western visitors in an attempt to force the government to meet basic needs such as running water. They say they aren't happy doing it, but they feel they have no choice.

Brian Moynihan received a package worth more than $7.5 million for 2011, when the company's stock lost 58 percent of its value.