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Sen. Sam Brownback, a social conservative who played a key role in recent Supreme Court nomination battles, doesn't deny being interested in running for president. But the Kansas Republican says it's too early to talk about 2008 yet.

At least four emergency air packs issued at the Sago Mine failed to function, says West Virginia coal miner Randal McCloy. The lone survivor of the Jan. 2 disaster, in which 12 miners died, detailed the failures in a letter to the families of those who died after an explosion trapped them underground.

Actress -- and now director -- Rosie Perez talks about her documentary Yo Soy Boricua, Pa' Que Tu Lo Sepas! (in English, "I'm Boricua, Just So You Know!"). The film, about the political history between the United States and Puerto Rico told through people's personal stories, opens Thursday at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.

The picture book How to Be a Good Dog is quite an engaging read. And Lulu, the ever-clever canine, has plenty of good things to say about it herself.

A new PBS documentary series uses DNA to trace the roots of Oprah Winfrey, Chris Tucker and other prominent African Americans all the way from slave plantations to the shores of Africa. Ed Gordon talks with the host and producer of the series, renowned Harvard University scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The Elder Wisdom Circle was founded on the premise that people over 60 have wisdom to impart. With 250 members nationwide, the group offers advice to thousands who e-mail their Web site.

Ben Smith, a.k.a. The Politicker, tells Scott Simon how he distills political news for his New York Observer blog. He also notes some fellow blogs he tries to read on a daily basis.

More than a million couples will turn to TheKnot.com this year to help plan their weddings - weddings that have an average price tag of $22,000. The big money in marriage has translated to big business for The Knot, which recorded record earnings this week. And shares of The Knot have more than doubled over the last year. David Gardner talks about the engaging business of wedding planning with Knot CEO David Liu.

Embattled Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announces changes in the way the Federal Emergency Management Agency deals with major disasters. New measures include a full-time response force and an improved tracking system for supplies.

10 people are dead after an 18-year-old white man allegedly carried out an attack at a supermarket in a majority Black community.

Nina Khrushcheva, great granddaughter of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, discusses her great grandfather's secret speech made 50 years ago this month. Here op-ed, "Why Russia Still Loves Stalin," appears in Sunday's Washington Post.

The Veterinary Genetics Lab at UC-Davis has been called "the CSI of the four-legged world." The lab, directed by Beth Wictum, uses DNA samples from pets and other animals to help solve a variety of crimes.