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Ward died on Sunday at age 79.

Astronaut Steve Robinson successfully removes two small pieces of fabric that were poking out of the shuttle's heat shield. NASA engineers worried the fabric could cause superheated air to damage the shuttle when it returns to Earth next week.

Opponents of legalized abortion are among those most happy about the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. That's ironic, because in the relatively few abortion cases Alito has ruled on, he has mostly sided with the pro-choice position.

Palestinians have been watching the Israeli army evict Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip with undisguised satisfaction. But many are worried about what the future may hold.

Israeli soldiers break through burning barricades surrounding a synogogue in Gadid in a bid to evict protesters at the Gaza settlement. Israeli authorities say the pullout is ahead of schedule despite some resistance.

Using components from a popular video game, researchers have created a "virtual" world that simulates the sources of combat stress for use in therapy sessions to treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Celebrities and common folk celebrated the life of journalist Hunter Thompson Saturday night, then cheered as his ashes were loaded into shells and fired into the skies over his ranch outside Aspen. NPR's Loren Jenkins, a close friend, was in attendance.

The author of Tha Bloc, t.p. Luce, set out to create a portrait of his East Baltimore neighborhood using photos, poetry and stories... with a recipe and a prayer thrown in for good measure.

As an aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Andrew Young helped draft the legislation that became the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Young talks with Scott Simon about the ongoing fight to protect minorities' voting rights.

It was inevitable — with more bandwidth and faster Internet connections, some bloggers have become vloggers. A growing community of people are turning their lives into grassroots reality TV.