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Another batch of negative economic reports Tuesday: One showed inflation sharply higher; another found consumers in a glum mood; and a third reported housing prices continuing to fall. Nevertheless, the stock market ended the day up.

Melissa Block and Robert Siegel read listeners' comments about yesterday's program. The vast majority of e-mails were in response to Siegel's interview with controversial Cincinnati radio talk-show host Bill Cunningham.

Few things are more satisfying on a winter's night than a heap of meat, vegetables and crust in a luscious sauce. Once the height of culinary style, the potpie is undergoing a retro-food resurgence.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has been a prime target for critics of the U.S.-led invasion and continued occupation of Iraq, and has weathered frequent calls for his resignation. Rumsfeld greeted news of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death with praise for the forces who pursued Iraq's "public enemy No. 1."

When a Minnesota women's group joined a national campaign to establish a U.S. Department of Peace, they triggered fears in their small, rural community about the very survival of America.

This is a sweet time of year for Muslims. Literally. Eid ul-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, a month of sunrise-to-sunset fasting. In Pakistan, it is called the "festival of sweets." Shomial Ahmad shares some of her favorite Eid treats.

The Girl Scouts have launched a major makeover to revitalize their brand and boost their membership, especially among minorities. The group hopes to debunk the image of girl scouting as making crafts, camping and baking cookies.

Lee Myung-bak looks likely to be South Korea's next president after exit polls show he has won a landslide victory, as voters overlook fraud allegations hoping he can revive the economy.

A new report out Thursday further confuses the advice to women about how much fish they should consume, particularly during pregnancy. The group's advice to eat more fish puts it at odds with current government recommendations.

Rock pioneer Bo Diddley, who died Monday at the age of 79, leaves behind a sound that helped build a musical genre. Born in Mississippi and raised in Chicago, Diddley played guitar on street corners before being discovered by Chess Records.