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A major earthquake rumbles through mountain villages in Kashmir, Pakistan's capital and many other cities and towns across South Asia. Initial estimates of the dead are put at 1,000 and are likely to climb.

New Orleans' broad, shady live oak trees lend the city much charm. Many urban foresters had feared the flooded trees might die after spending weeks with roots submerged in a salty, polluted brew. Now the city has dried out and tree experts are going in to assess the damage.

Many Hurricane Katrina evacuees have returned to their homes to discover infestations of mold. Michael Rinaldi, director of the Fungus Testing Laboratory at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, explains how mold develops and how it can cause structural damage to homes.

Composer John Adams, who has composed operas about communism and terrorism, believes that "if opera is actually going to be a part of our lives... it has to deal with contemporary topics." is latest work is about the first test of a nuclear weapon. John Adams talks about his opera, Dr. Atomic.

Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee and adviser to the president, discusses the growing chorus of Republican voices that oppose President Bush's nominee to the Supreme Court, Harriet Miers.

Daniel Schorr watched a new film about the confrontation between journalist Edward R. Murrow and Sen. Joseph McCarthy -- Good Night, and Good Luck -- from a rare perspective. Schorr is the last active member of the group of journalists known as "Murrow's Boys."

DNA tools continue to improve in their ability to determine details of a person's genetic make-up. NPR's Robert Siegel and Joe Palca survey the latest developments in the field.

The nation's leading group of pediatricians is advising that babies not sleep in the same bed with adults. In a new set of guidelines regarding Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) released on Monday, the group also stirred up controversy regarding the use of pacifiers.

Joan Didion's memoir The Year of Magical Thinking is about grieving for her husband, fellow writer John Gregory Dunne. He died suddenly at the end of 2003, while their daughter was hospitalized with pneumonia.

After his young cousin died in Vietnam, John Sacret Young went on to produce the TV series China Beach. Now he is writing about the war's effect on his family. His book is called Remains: Non-Viewable.

The Iraqi committee drafting the country's new constitution may need more time to complete the task. Several fundamental issues are still unsolved and many committee members say the August 15 deadline can't be met. NPR's Philip Reeves in Baghdad has the latest developments.

After 19 seasons — and some damaging reporting that revealed a toxic workplace environment — talk show host Ellen DeGeneres' show will end.