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Maureen Corrigan says Anne Lamott's Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith continues her meditations on spirituality with a series of short essays. Corrigan says she's not preaching just to the choir, taking a "screwball approach to soul searching."

The resignation of Lebanon's government was a major victory for activists protesting Syria's occupation. But demonstrations continue in Beirut. Melissa Block talks with protester Georges Sarrouh about the scene.

WorldCom former chief executive Bernard Ebbers takes the stand for the second day to defend himself against charges of accounting fraud. John Dimsdale of Marketplace reports.

Early resident stages often lost money and declared themselves non-profit by design. But today the fundraising challenge has grown exponentially -- and troupes are finding creative solutions to fundraising.

Despite the growing violence in Iraq, the Pentagon says that U.S. casualties have decreased as Iraqi security forces and civilians appear to be taking the brunt of insurgent attacks. NPR's Ben Gilbert reports.

Internet search engine Google says it is deciding whether to appeal a decision by a French court that has implications for its lucrative advertising model. The court ordered Google to stop displaying ads for competitors of Louis Vuitton when users searched for the luxury goods maker. There are similar cases being brought in the United States.

Producer Michael Lee of member station KUT in Austin, Texas, offers this audio snapshot of Chad Rackowitz, a Texas teacher and diabetic who may owe his life to the first graders he teaches.

Michele Norris talks with the Rev. Jerome Fowler about a posthumous honorable discharge from the Army for his great-uncle, Chaplain Henry Vinton Plummer. Plummer, a former slave, was dishonorably discharged in 1894 for drinking with enlisted men and cursing in front of one man's children and wife.

Marketers of the popular sugar substitute Splenda and the Sugar Association are locked in a legal battle over allegations that the artificial sweetener uses false advertising. The dispute comes on the heels of an announcement by Coca-Cola that it plans to use Splenda in a new version of Diet Coke. NPR's Luke Burbank reports.

We note the passing of Jimmy Smith, the musician who creatively linked jazz and the Hammond B-3 organ.