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Comedian Carlos Mencia's routines feature a stream of observations and questions about race and ethnicity. His own experiences are as complex as his lineage. He says America would benefit from more assimilation.

Madeleine Albright, the former secretary of state under President Bill Clinton, talks about her book The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs. Her previous book is Madam Secretary: A Memoir.

The alleged Buffalo shooter, age 18, had no problems buying his semi-automatic rifle. Some states have tried to limit sales to those under 21. A new generation of conservative judges stand in the way.

The new poet laureate of the United States will be introduced Wednesday. The poems of Donald Hall, a New Hampshire native, have been compared to those of Robert Frost. He will succeed Nebraskan Ted Kooser.

Ground will be broken at the Pentagon on Thursday for a memorial to the victims who died there on Sept. 11, 2001. There will be 184 benches lining the path American Airlines Flight 77 took before smashing into the Pentagon.

For 20 years, Shoebox has brought a quirky irreverence to the once-sentimental realm of greeting cards. Editor Sarah Tobabin and writer Dan Taylor talk to Robert Siegel about the tricky business of humor and the rejected idea that a writer can't quite let go of: the "funny, but no."

President Bush, back from a visit to Iraq, says violence there will never be eliminated but that a security crackdown and new intelligence on terrorism are contributing to "steady progress."

A teacher named John Mark Karr says he was responsible for the death of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey in 1996. Now in Thai custody, Karr is expected to be returned to the U.S. for further investigation. Colorado authorites have been guarded in their comments about Karr's arrest.

President Biden has invoked the Defense Production Act to try to help with the infant formula shortage. Suppliers must direct needed ingredients to formula manufacturers before filling other orders.

Fierce battles have been raging in Afghanistan recently, making it the country's deadliest summer since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Hundreds of Afghans and scores of soldiers from U.S.-led forces have died.