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With the arrest of James Seale Wednesday on kidnapping charges related to the murders of Charles Moore and Henry Dee in 1964, a decades-old case is closer to resolution. Charles Moore's brother, who was 20 years old at the time of the murders, played a key role in finding Seale.

Robert Siegel talks with New Yorker writer Jon Lee Anderson about his profile of the Iraqi president, Jalal Talabani. Titled "Mr. Big," the piece examines Talabani's impressive management of his numerous and often conflicting allegiances — including those with the United States and Iran.

President Bush has surprised skeptics by proposing dramatically tougher fuel economy standards for cars and trucks. Starting in 2010, gas mileage would have to improve by 4 percent each year — in most cases, that's a one-mile-per-gallon increase every year.

President Bush ran in 2000 pledging to be a uniter, not a divider — and pointing to his track record as Texas governor. Some say that background may help him navigate legislative priorities with the newly Democratic Congress.

More testimony is due Thursday at the perjury trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby. On Wednesday, Matthew Cooper joined fellow reporter Judith Miller in contradicting Libby's testimony to a grand jury about his role in the leak of CIA operative's name.

Research shows it's possible to generative positive emotions and memories, even amid strife and anxiety. If you're planning a family vacation, a simple meditation exercise can help you keep your cool.

A tentacled summer visitor has arrived on the shores of the western Gulf. It looks like a jellyfish, but it's not. Look at the beautiful blue creatures — but don't touch, say state officials.

The songs of singer-songwriter Patty Griffin are full of heartbreak and longing — so much so that a friend recently challenged her to write a happy song. She discusses that song and her new CD, Children Running Through.

A previous forecast predicted a geomagnetic storm happening Wednesday and Thursday, but the sun's activity has greatly weakened over the past few days.

The Mexican national newspaper La Jornada said Saturday that its staff reporter in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit has been found dead.