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  • People pass the World Trade Center construction site in New York. Debris from the fallen towers will be sifted for victims' remains beginning Monday.
    A New Search For 9/11 Victims' Remains
    About 60 dump trucks full of debris from the fallen World Trade Center will be sifted for human remains from the Sept. 11 attacks beginning Monday. More than 1,000 victims have yet to be identified.
  • An Unlikely Explorer Stumbles Into Controversy
    The mostly forgotten explorer Paul du Chaillu first introduced the world to gorillas. His methods were attacked and his work discredited during his lifetime, but he also experienced fame and redemption. Now, there's a new book that tells his story.
  • When Melissa McCann (left) suffered a stroke in 2007, her twin sister, Terry Blanchard, helped her make a full recovery. McCann is now back to work as a flight nurse with Life Flight at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.
    As Stroke Risk Rises Among Younger Adults, So Does Early Death
    A study found that 1 in 5 adults ages 20 to 55 who survive strokes will die within 20 years of the event — a rate much higher than doctors expected. The findings mean doctors need to pay a lot more attention to younger stroke survivors.
  • Nelson Mandela's Condition Seems To Be Improving
    Public expressions of concern are on full display as South Africans monitor the hospitalization of anti-apartheid hero and former president Nelson Mandela. The 94 year old is being treated for pneumonia.
  • Spaghetti is "harvested" in 1961 from the ceiling of an Italian restaurant in London. A 1957 April Fools Day report by the BBC about spaghetti trees fooled many, and has been famous since.
    If Something Smells Funny, Remember What Day It Is
    Google Nose lets you sniff "15M+ sentibytes" via your computer screen. Twttr is for those who only want to use consonants. YouTube closes until 2023 because it has enough videos already. Morning Edition profiles "Hootie and the Time Travelers." The foolishness has begun.
  • William Shakespeare, brilliant playwright and cutthroat businessman?
    Book News: Shakespeare Was A Tax Evader And Food Hoarder, Researchers Say
    Also: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie disses V. S. Naipaul; a new biography of Derrida; and the best books coming out this week.
  • Tax Suit Raises Conflict of Interest Questions
    The U.S. attorney’s office is investigating a Richmond area company that makes face cream and nutritional supplements. It’s called Star Scientific, and a…
  • Governor Seeks to Ban Abortion Coverage
    State lawmakers are again taking sides in the battle over abortion. Governor McDonnell is now asking legislators to impose a limit on insurance policies…
  • Top Stories: Surgery For Louisville Player; Tensions Stay High In Korea
    Also: Texas officials are on high alert after prosecutor's death; drug maker Novartis loses a patent battle in India; Colorado prosecutors will say whether they plan to pursue death penalty in theater shootings.
  • In Forney, Texas, Kaufman County Sheriff's deputies are on the lookout after the killings of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife in their Forney home.
    Texas On 'High Alert' After District Attorney's Killing
    Security has been beefed up around prosecutors in Kaufman County, where the district attorney and his wife were killed over the weekend. Their deaths followed the murder of an assistant district attorney in January. Other state prosecutors have also been warned to be careful.
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