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Georges Simenon's Dirty Snow, a noir chronicle of a mean, vicious soul, is anything but the feel-good read of the summer. But novelist Jim Hynes is going to recommend it to you anyway.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Moscow to discuss the West's nuclear standoff with Iran. She's meeting with foreign ministers from the G8 -- the group of eight leading industrial countries. They'll also go over the agenda for next month's G8 summit in Russia's second city, St. Petersburg.

The Lone Star State is home to more than a million horses. Some Texans have begun adding to their herds in rather unusual ways: by cloning their champion horses.

Last week, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the case of U.S. v. $124,700 that Nebraska police were correct to seize money from a California man who'd been stopped for a speeding ticket. A drug-sniffing dog detected the smell of narcotics on the money.

Dr. Barry Lester runs what may be the nation's only colic clinic, located in Providence, R.I. He says parents need much more help than they typically get as they deal with colicky babies.

They're the words every military spouse dreads: "We regret to inform you..." Authors Joanne Steen and Regina Asaro are trying to help a new generation of military widows cope with their losses and face the future.

London officials have charged 11 people in relation to a terrorist plot that officials say was meant to blow up airliners flying from Britain to the United States. Police say that in addition to the evidence that led to the initial arrests on Aug. 10, they have found bomb-making equipment and so-called "martyrdom videos."

Proust sure had it right, writes Gail Chalew. Tasting a familiar food can trigger instant memories of simpler, happier times. For this returned New Orleans evacuee, green tomatoes, that piquant and uniquely Southern delicacy, are the food inextricably linked to the Big Easy.

The world's astronomers finally voted today on the highly controversial issue of how to define a planet. The official definition means Pluto is no longer a planet. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports on the pandemonium in the convention halls of Prague, where the astronomers are meeting.

The singer-songwriter performs selections from his debut CD State of Mind. He talks about his music, his collaborations and how he feels about being compared to his mentor, Stevie Wonder.