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Johnson, the woman behind the Johnson Publishing Co. and the director of the company's Ebony Fashion Fair, died on Sunday at age 93. Andre Leon Talley remembers Johnson and her impact on the world of fashion, cosmetics and the arts.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, about the foreign policy legacy of George H.W. Bush, who steered a peaceful end to the Cold War.

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin is pushing for new federal and state mine-safety regulations after two recent accidents in his state killed 14 miners. The new laws would focus on improving rescue efforts and communication.

Sen. Barack Obama lost by a wide margin to Sen. Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's Democratic presidential primary in West Virginia. The campaign downplayed the loss. Obama's only campaign event Tuesday was a town hall meeting in Missouri, where he looked ahead to the general election.

Our poetry reviewer, Tess Taylor, praises the most recent collection by W.S. Merwin called, Garden Time.

The great African-American sociologist, historian and writer W.E.B. Du Bois was born 150 years ago this week. His classic book, The Souls of Black Folk, has been republished with a new introduction.

NPR's Scott Simon and Linda Wertheimer travel down the memory lane to discuss Bush on the campaign trail.

The two former presidents have bonded since leaving office. The event was a graduation ceremony at the George W. Bush Presidential Center for the latest group of Presidential Leadership Scholars.

What happens when animals return to Rio’s largest urban park?

Rescue crews in West Virginia continue efforts to save 13 coal miners trapped since Monday. Workers are now more than 10,000 feet into the mine. But there's been no signal from the miners, and air-quality tests show very high levels of carbon monoxide.