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When the Big Three went to Washington, Ford wasn't begging for a bailout. Was rejecting government aid the best course of action? Ford CEO Alan Mulally discusses the financial future of his company and Ford's innovations in electric cars.

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings have ended, and the Senate Judiciary Committee has delayed the vote on her nomination until next week. Former U.S. Atty. General Alberto Gonzales talks about the hearings, shares thoughts on the confirmation process, and what it would mean to have the first Latino judge on the Supreme Court.

Wherever author Bonnie Tsui travels, she looks for the city's Chinatown. For her book, American Chinatown, she spoke with residents of five Chinatowns to find out what it's like to walk through their neighborhoods every day.

President Bush signs a housing bill that could help struggling homeowners stay in their homes and stabilize the nation's troubled housing market, while tightening regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. NPR's Brian Naylor discusses the bill and explains the key points that every homeowner should know.

The Last Lynching, a new film by Ted Koppel, examines lives deeply affected by acts of hatred and racism and investigates the last recorded lynching. Surprisingly, it took place in 1981. How far has the U.S. come since then, and how far do we still have to go?

The U.S. Postal service has reported a loss of $384 million. It seems the economy may force what neither snow, nor heat, nor gloom of night could: Postmaster General John Potter has asked congress to give him the option to halt deliveries on one of the lower-volume mail days.

A federal judge has dismissed the corruption conviction of former Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska because of charges of prosecutorial misconduct. The judge has appointed a private attorney to investigate the prosecutors' actions.

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled last Friday that gay marriage was a constitutional right, making Iowa the fourth state to allow gay marriage. Also this week, Vermont legislators overturned a veto of a gay marriage bill, the first state legislature to vote in favor of gay marriage. Will other states follow?

A truck driver had a heart attack and crashed in Vermont. But a nearby homeless man heard the sound and helped keep him alive until rescue workers arrived.

Today's robots are more fun than ferocious, and scientists are making wires and chips increasingly human-like. Lee Gutkind examines robots in a new book, Almost Human: Making Robots Think.