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Coretta Scott King, who turned a life shattered by her husband's assassination into one devoted to enshrining his legacy of human rights and equality, has died. She was 78.

"Buzz marketing" tries to create grass-roots excitement for a product or service. Slate advertising critic Seth Stevenson says the new commercial campaign by the Burger King fast-food chain, featuring the return of the King icon once a major part of the restaurant's branding, leave him buzzing -- with annoyance.

Actress Claire Danes is starring in the new film Shopgirl opposite Steve Martin, who wrote the screenplay for the film and the novel it's based on.

With marriage upcoming, Cinema Wood sought advice from an expert: her grandmother, Peggy Edwards, who was married for more than 50 years. The two recorded their talk at a StoryCorps mobile booth.

The mystery surrounding grand juries, like the one weighing the CIA leak case, is understandable. What goes on behind the closed doors of a grand jury room for the most part remains a secret.

Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers withdrew from the confirmation process Thursday morning after heavy criticism from both Democrats and Republicans, including far-right conservatives looking for a candidate that shares their views. Noah Adams speaks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about Miers' decision and its political implications.

Ed Gordon talks with the Rev. Al Sharpton -- preacher, civil rights activist and former presidential candidate -- about the recent Millions More Movement March on the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March, the state of the Democratic Party and his new talk show.

Women with a history of major depression who stop taking their medication during pregnancy have a high likelihood of relapse. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association counters earlier thinking that pregnancy protects women from depression.

Alan Greenspan chairs his last meeting of the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee Tuesday and then retires from the central bank after 18 years. Observers give him generally high marks.

In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Bush set forth goals including more science and math teachers, more tax cuts and less dependence on oil from the Middle East. The president called on lawmakers to set aside divisiveness, but he also took the fight directly to his critics -- especially on his policies in Iraq.

Seattle-based singer and songwriter Laura Veirs has released a new album, Year of Meteors. It's the follow-up to 2004's Carbon Glacier, which was hailed as a masterful blend of pop, folk and country.

Al Jazeera airs a video, dated Jan. 21, of four Western peace activists who were kidnapped in Iraq in November. With the tape comes a threat to kill the four if all Iraqi prisoners are not freed.

Drugmaker Merck announces plans to slash 7,000 jobs -- 11 percent of its workforce -- and close five plants by the end of 2008. Merck's troubles include thousands of lawsuits related to its painkiller Vioxx and the impending loss of patent protection of one of its most profitable drugs, Zocor.

University of Wyoming professor Martin Bourgeois is one of a group of sociologists who is studying how rumors are spread. Bourgeois discusses the ethics of rumor research nd invites listeners to contribute their own rumors to his research.

In more than three decades since its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, the Supreme Court has weighed in on the issue another two-dozen times. And its view on the issue has continued to evolve.

President Bush will try to establish a nuclear cooperation deal during his visit to India. Under the deal, India would be able to purchase technology from the United States as long as it allows inspections at its nuclear facilities. M.J. Akbar, editor of Asian Age, talks with Melissa Block.

A new study shows that 35 percent of troops returning from Iraq are seeking help for mental-health issues. Most of the problems are easily treatable, but more than one in 10 soldiers are diagnosed with a serious mental illness such as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety or depression.

Fresh off his country's Eurovision win, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to one day host the song contest in the embattled city of Mariupol, as Russian troops retreated from Kharkiv.

One of the best ways to understand how Hurricane Katrina has ravaged the Gulf Coast is to view the damage from the air. Pilot Lee Taylor flies over the beachlines of Waveland and Bay St. Louis, Miss.

At the start of his South Asia tour, President Bush makes an unscheduled stop in Afghanistan, where he meets with President Hamid Karzai and delivers a pep talk to U.S. soldiers at an airbase outside the capital, Kabul. The president is now in India.

American RadioWorks producer Ellen Guettler continues her profile of Laurie Stern and Dan Luke, who recently took another trip to Guatemala to help their adopted son Diego to connect with his birth culture. Diego would also learn a painful family secret about the death of his sister.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined many other commuters walking across the Brooklyn Bridge to work Tuesday morning. Those affected by the massive transit worker strike have been forced to walk, carpool or find other ways to get around.

Greg Mohl has made the switch from globe-trotting executive to jolly holiday mall fixture. His new role is Santa Claus. He already looked the part and now he's part of a multimillion dollar industry.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu's son, Tristan, grew up in New Orleans. Codrescu says that bringing up children in the Crescent City presented special challenges.

General Motors and Ford are preparing to slash jobs and close plants, while foreign car makers like Toyota are continuing to build new ones in the South. Toyota's Georgetown, Ky., plant is booming -- and still non-union.