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Tom Bullock reports on how U.S. troops in Iraq try to locate and disarm IEDs before they explode.

eBay, the pioneer of Internet profitability, is about to turn 10. In a decade, the online seller has become an integral part of online culture and the Internet economy.

Melissa Block talks with reporters Anthony Shadid and Steve Fainaru of The Washington Post about their article describing the three days they spent traveling with Iraqi and American soldiers in northern Iraq. Fainaru traveled with the Americans and Shadid with the Iraqis. They described the fear, mistrust and resentment existing in both groups.

The Deep Dark: Disaster and Redemption in America's Richest Silver Mine tells the story of a deadly fire in Idaho's Sunshine Mine in May 1972. Scott Simon talks with author Gregg Olsen.

The company Savage Beast's "music genome project" catalogues songs to the smallest detail in a bid to more accurately link people to music that they might like. Scott Simon talks with Tim Westergren, the founder of Savage Beast technologies. An interactive product will be available soon.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger calls for a special election so voters can consider his far-reaching proposals on reshaping the state's government. The move bypasses the legislature. John Myers of member station KQED reports.

Some 1.1 million people are living with HIV in the United States, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a survey of Baltimore, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City and San Francisco in the past year, 46 percent of the black men surveyed at local bars and dance clubs were HIV positive.

Hezbollah calls for rallies in Beirut's Martyrs' Square to counter weeks of anti-Syrian protests in Lebanon. The militant Shiite Muslim group supports Syria's continued presence in Lebanon. Syria began Monday to pull its military back to the Bekaa Valley, which abuts the Syrian border.

What accounts for the for the recent surge in white enrollment at historically black colleges and universities? We look at one institution that is now mostly white, and discuss the diversity issue with Dwayne Ashley, president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, and with Joahanne Thomas-Smith, provost and senior vice president for academic and student affairs at Prairie View A&M.

Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer gave daily briefings to the press from 2001 to 2003. He acted as the Bush administration's primary spokesperson during both 9/11 and the beginning of the Iraq War.

Before the iPod and the random playlist of the MP3, there was the original: the mix tape. Thurston Moore, of art-rock band Sonic Youth, discusses a new book he edited that explores the art and magic of making personal musical mixes.

Volunteer "Minutemen" have spent the past three weeks on Arizona's border with Mexico, trying to deter illegal crossings. The group claims success. But other factors are also at play, including increased warnings by the Mexican government and traditional migration patterns that shift westward this time of year.

High oil prices are expected to be a key topic when President Bush and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Abdullah meet Monday at the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas. Youssef Ibrahim, managing director of Strategic Energy Investment Group, discusses the meeting and oil prices, which are more than $55 a barrel.

Los Angeles Police Department Chief William Bratton is looking to modify a decades-old policy that currently forbids L.A.P.D. officers from asking suspects about their immigration status. Bratton insists that his new plan to allow cops to question suspected criminals about their citizenship will not harm immigrant communities — but some activists are worried about the potential for racial profiling.

Editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson has won fans for the edgy messages often found in his seemingly conventional drawings. Now Anderson has won a Pulitzer for his work.

Bruce Springsteen is busy. His new album, Devils & Dust will be produced using new dual-disc technology, and he's about to hit the road on a solo tour. The rock legend performs "Jesus Was an Only Son" — a preview for two conversations Renee Montagne has with Springsteen.

Two months ago, the U.S. Navy finally honored Wheeler Lipes, a former pharmacist's mate who performed a life-saving emergency appendectomy aboard a submarine in enemy waters during World War II. Lipes died this week at 84. Jennifer Ludden and Navy medical historian Jan Herman remember Lipes' life.

Syrian forces are withdrawing from Lebanon after nearly 30 years. The troops are gathered in the eastern Bekaa Valley, which has housed a host of radical groups over the decades. A look at the changes wrought by the impending withdrawal.

The Bush Administration decides to bring a trade case against the European Union at the World Trade Organization. The administration says the EU is providing illegal subsidies to airplane manufacturer Airbus. The EU calls the U.S. decision "disappointing."

Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of "Brown 2," the U.S. Supreme Court's second ruling in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case that struck down legal segregation in American public schools. What have been the long-lasting effects? And how have new patterns of segregation reshaped today's public schools? Ed Gordon discusses the issue with Abigail Thermstrom, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute in New York, and Orlando Patterson, sociology professor at Harvard University.

William Donaldson announced Wednesday that he would leave the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30. The outgoing SEC head is widely considered to have been a surprisingly aggressive advocate for reform.

A series of new studies shows that the medical malpractice crisis around the country is real. But the solutions sought by doctors may not solve the problem.

Melissa Block talks with Daniel Dombey, European diplomatic correspondent for the Financial Times, about the European constitution. French voters rejected the document in a referendum on Sunday. The European Union is now asking itself how to respond to this blow.

Thomas Jefferson High School in south Los Angeles recently has been the scene of three huge brawls, involving hundreds of black and Latino students and police in riot gear. Racial tensions plague the massive urban high school, which is also faces overcrowding and lack of resources.

In Tennessee, proposed federal cuts in some areas of drug enforcement may affect the ability of authorities to seize methamphetamine -- or meth -- labs in rural communities. In 2004, Tennessee ranked second nationwide in the number of meth labs seized. From member station WUOT in Knoxville, Matt Shafer Powell reports.