Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon goes on trial for an unusual form of corruption -- spending thousands of dollars in gift cards that had been donated for needy families. Dixon persuaded wealthy donors to fund the cards, then allegedly blew the proceeds at Best Buy, Old Navy, and Target. If convicted, she will be forced to step down as mayor.

A mother speaks out for the first time about an affair she had with a priest who fathered her son -- who now suffers from terminal cancer. Pat Bond, who has received some child support from the church, says she is tired of begging the church for help caring for her son. The priest, who may have also had an affair with a minor, is suspended from his Wisconsin pulpit.

Richard Strandlof claimed he had survived the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon and served as a Marine in Iraq. He canvassed Colorado, appearing at the side of politicians. But it was all a lie, he later admitted on CNN. Now, he's facing a rare charge: "stolen valor." If convicted, he could spend up to a year behind bars and be fined $100,000.

Employee misconduct, including workers surfing Internet porn, ate up time and money at a taxpayer-funded science agency last year, according to a report by The Washington Times. The newspaper reports that one senior official spent 331 full days surfing porn on the job before he was caught -- at a cost to taxpayers of up to $58,000.

Jenny Sanford, the wife of embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, lands a book deal with a major New York publishing house. Described as an "inspirational memoir," the book will recount the difficult period in her life when she first learned of her husband's affair with an Argentine woman. The memoir is due out in May of 2010.