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This week saw two big music releases: a new album from pop baritone Josh Groban and the new download from mash-up genius Girl Talk. Music critic Tom Moon offers his thoughts on two very different albums.

Hamburg-born Astrid Kirchherr met the Beatles in 1960, before they were famous. She took some of the earliest photographs of the group and was engaged to Stuart Sutcliffe, the Beatles' original bassist, before he died of a brain hemorrhage in 1962.

Songwriter Hugh Martin co-wrote the Christmas tune that Judy Garland made famous in the 1944 classic Meet Me in St. Louis. Martin, who recently released a memoir, explains how he came up with his famous lyrics.

A report from the Bipartisan Policy Center suggests that seniors should start paying more for Medicare to help the nation's deficit. It also wants the government to check the growth of both Medicare and Medicaid programs in the future.

Financial officials will be taking a close look at Ireland's broken banking system. A big part of their mission is to restore confidence in the bond market and stop Ireland's malaise from spreading to other eurozone nations.

An analysis of Medicare data finds many cancer patients are getting aggressive care toward the end of life. The intensive approach might not be best for them and adds to the drain on Medicare's budget.

The British government has reached an out-of-court settlement with a number of Guantanamo detainees who alleged they were tortured. The detainees say that British agents either arranged or knew about their mistreatment, and the group has been suing the government for compensation. Press reports say ministers decided it was better to pay large sums of money to the detainees, rather than have details of security service operations aired in open court.

Jay-Z is one of the most successful hip-hop artists of all time. On Fresh Air, he discusses growing up in Brooklyn surrounded by drugs and violence, and the stories behind many of his famous songs.

Individual health insurance policies rarely cover expenses related to maternity care without the purchase of an expensive rider. Add in other charges and having a baby can be a very expensive proposition, even with insurance.

The inability to sell, rent or refinance a home could become one of the biggest obstacles to matching talent with the right job. Experts say more people could face the dilemma of choosing between a job and a house -- especially if the job market improves faster than the housing market.