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President Bush meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai against a backdrop of renewed U.S.-Afghan tensions. The Rand International Security and Defense Policy Center's Jim Dobbins discusses strains on relations, including anti-American protests and alleged prisoner abuse in Afghanistan, heroin production and control of U.S. troops.

Last week United Airlines defaulted on workers' pension benefits, causing many to worry about their own company's retirement plans. A court ruling shifts the burden to the government Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. from the company. Dallas Salisbury, president of the Employee Benefits Research Institute, explains the implications.

The company Savage Beast's "music genome project" catalogues songs to the smallest detail in a bid to more accurately link people to music that they might like. Scott Simon talks with Tim Westergren, the founder of Savage Beast technologies. An interactive product will be available soon.

An estimated 2 million Americans practice some form of self-injury, and there is a common misperception that -- like anorexia -- the problem afflicts mostly young women. But self-mutilation isn't exclusively a modern adolescent issue. The disorder is an ancient one, and it is best understood as an attempt to relieve rather than inflict pain.

eBay, the pioneer of Internet profitability, is about to turn 10. In a decade, the online seller has become an integral part of online culture and the Internet economy.

A judge rules that a political action committee formed by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay did violate Texas law. The ruling found that the group illegally funneled $500,000 in corporate campaign contributions to GOP candidates in the 2002 election.

Australian scientists confirm the mass bleaching, yet are hopeful the world's largest coral reef ecosystem can recover.

Volunteer "Minutemen" have spent the past three weeks on Arizona's border with Mexico, trying to deter illegal crossings. The group claims success. But other factors are also at play, including increased warnings by the Mexican government and traditional migration patterns that shift westward this time of year.

Bruce Springsteen is busy. His new album, Devils & Dust will be produced using new dual-disc technology, and he's about to hit the road on a solo tour. The rock legend performs "Jesus Was an Only Son" — a preview for two conversations Renee Montagne has with Springsteen.

Much of the world's cotton comes from Texas, even though it's not a particularly great place to grow the crop. Big subsidies and heavy technology and R&D spending have helped the United States dominate the global cotton trade for two centuries.