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The countdown continues toward Wednesday's planned launch of the space shuttle Discovery on the first mission following the 2003 Columbia disaster. Since then, NASA has been working to implement more than a dozen critical repairs and new procedures.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Kathy Gannon, who is retiring after 35 years of covering Afghanistan and Pakistan for The Associated Press, about the most significant moments from those years.

Ronald Ruiz has driven a New York City bus for 11 years; he's one of the most beloved drivers in the Bronx, with more than 100 regular passengers. But one woman from two years ago sticks in his mind.

NASA calls off the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, citing a faulty fuel sensor. The announcement at Cape Canaveral came less than two and a half hours before the liftoff, scheduled for just before 4 p.m., ET.

Dennis Campbell, chief executive of Ballard Power Systems, a Canadian-based fuel cell technology company, talks about how to keep a company afloat when demand for its product is low.

When the Intelligence Identities Protection Act was written, its authors were hardly picturing its use to prosecute top officials in the White House. But the current grand jury has been considering that possibility in the case of CIA operative Valerie Plame. To understand how this came about, a look back to the events of 2002, when the administration was building its case for invading Iraq.

Judge John G. Roberts, President Bush's choice to be a Supreme Court justice, has friends in both parties. His reputation as a bright, questioning lawyer comes with a solid standing as a conservative.

Antonio Villaraigosa is set to become the Los Angeles' first Latino mayor since 1872 after a historic coalition of Latinos, blacks and whites buoyed his candidacy. But he says that after the publicity dies down, he will be judged by his ability to tackle problems such as L.A.'s public school system.

Sen. Trent Lott talks with Debbie Elliott about politics past and present, from the civil rights era of the 1960s to federal disaster relief for hurricane victims. He has a new memoir, Herding Cats: A Life in Politics.

President Bush was introduced to Harriet Miers in 1993, while he was running for governor of Texas. Long before she joined him as White House counsel, she was a key adviser. Dallas Morning News writer Wayne Slater tells of her role on the Texas Lottery Commission.