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First it was a book, then a movie. Now, it's an HBO show.

The Yoido Full Gospel Church has 800,000 members throughout South Korea and other countries. It claims to be the biggest church in the world. On Sundays, there are services every two hours -- each attended by about 12,000 -- in the church's vast halls in downtown Seoul.

Last year, Donald Cooper, a homeless diabetic, began medical treatment and support with an ambitious new program in Boston. He's suffered setbacks, but his medical team is getting him back on track.

Katrina may have changed everything for the Mississippi towns of Pass Christian and Bay St. Louis, but last night, in a stadium scraped clean of hurricane debris, the two high school football rivals slugged it out.

The first case before the Iraqi Special Tribunal examines Saddam Hussein's retaliation on the entire city of Dujail, in response to a botched assassination attempt. In an effort to root out the opposition Shia attackers, Hussein bulldozed countless buildings, imprisoned entire families, and signed off on more than 150 executions.

A massive, multi-state FBI sting last weekend netted millions of dollars worth in drugs, counterfeit cigarettes and high-quality, fake $100 bills. Slate senior editor Andy Bowers explains why the so-called "super notes" are causing such concern.

Scientists estimate that as many as 20 percent of the coral reefs worldwide have been destroyed. We talk with a scientist who is working to give some Caribbean corals in the Florida Keys a better chance of survival -- by giving a boost to their reproductive activities.

During the Civil War, when soldiers were shooting primitive muskets, the United States Navy was building its very first submarine: the USS Alligator. It disappeared in 1863, but historians now think they know where it is. Nell Boyce reports from the waters off North Carolina.

The south Los Angeles community is on its way to surpassing New Orleans as the most violent per-capita city in America. City leaders, residents, police and the clergy are trying to quell the violence.

Benjamin Kunkel talks about his debut novel, a tale of twenty-something angst called Indecision. Kunkel is also a co-founder of the literary magazine n+1.

Mechanics are threatening to walk off the job Saturday unless Northwest Airlines drops its demands for job and wage cuts. The carrier says it has replacement workers ready, and that it needs to dramatically cut costs to stay afloat. From Minnesota Public Radio Jeff Horwich reports.

The Lundberg Survey says the average price of gasoline has gone up 20 cents over the past three weeks, to an average of $2.53. But different areas, or zones, are paying different costs. Michele Norris talks with Elizabeth Douglass of The Los Angeles Times.

Iraq's National Assembly votes to extend its deadline to draft a constitution by one week. The extension was agreed to after Kurdish leaders requested more time; feverish last-minute talks failed to resolve contentious issues, from the role of Islamic law to regional autonomy.

Tim Hawkinson's art has been called slyly conceptual and a carnival sideshow, profound and preposterous. A mid-career retrospective is on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

A manuscript in Ludwig van Beethoven's own hand was discovered in a Philadelphia seminary in July. It is expected to fetch $1.7 to $2.6 million at auction next month.

Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts endured tough questioning from Senate Democrats in his confirmation hearing. Alex Chadwick speaks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about what's been revealed concerning Roberts' views on separation of church and state, anti-discrimination laws and the relationship between the courts and Congress.

The Senate Judiciary Committee opens its confirmation hearings for chief justice nominee John Roberts, as senators and Roberts himself make opening remarks. Several committee members spoke to consider how much a nominee should reveal about his opinions.

Like New Orleans, San Francisco suffered mass destruction from a natural disaster when the great earthquake of 1906 left much of the city in ruins. Today, some experts worry that history may repeat itself should a major quake occur along the Hayward Fault, which runs beneath some of the Bay Area's most populated regions.

President Bush's administration is known for its savvy use of technology and media strategy. That work has never been more important than now, with the president's polling numbers slipping and an election in Iraq looming.

Former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Richard Ceballos, who blew the whistle on a co-worker's unethical behavior, claims he was fired in retribution for speaking out -- and that his firing was unconstitutional. Alex Chadwick talks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about the case. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday.

The National Rifle Association is using the experience of Hurricane Katrina to document the importance of guns during a disaster. During the chaos in New Orleans post-Katrina, gun purchases by both civilians and law enforcement swelled.

Debussy's groundbreaking work La Mer helped usher in the modern era of classical music and broke new ground in orchestration.

The trial over intelligent design in the classroom continues in Dover, Pa. Parents in the rural public school district are challenging the district over the inclusion of the alternate view to evolution.

A U.N. report on the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri implicates Syria in his death and raises more dark questions about Syrian involvement in Lebanon.

A new United Nations report implicates Syrian officials in the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri earlier this year. Alex Chadwick discusses the implications for regional politics with Rami Khouri, editor-at-large of Beirut's Daily Star newspaper.