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Not long ago, "new journalism" referred to changes in approach and style, ushered in by such writers as Hunter S. Thompson and Joan Didion. They're the subject of Marc Weingarten's new book.

In 1968, the Wolford Wolves, representing a tiny town, played for North Dakota's state high school basketball title. John Ydstie was on the team. He remembers the game with his coach and teammates.

A deadline set by kidnappers of American reporter Jill Carroll passed Friday with no word of her fate. Other Americans are also being held hostage in Iraq, including peace activist Tom Fox.

Betty Friedan's 1963 book The Feminine Mystique helped drive the modern women's movement. The author and activist died Saturday of congestive heart failure. She was 85. Harvard historian Nancy Cott discusses Friedan's legacy with Debbie Elliott.

Esera Tuaolo played many years in the National Football League while hiding a secret from teammates: he's gay. He tells Liane Hansen about his memoir of the experience: Alone in the Trenches.

In 1989, a girl from the projects stepped into a Karaoke booth at a mall and sang an Anita Baker tune. Today it's Mary J. Blige's songs the young girls sing. She tells Debbie Elliott about her latest CD, The Breakthrough.

Maytag's new owner, Whirlpool, says it will make huge cuts to the white- and blue-collar work force in Newton, Iowa, laying off thousands of workers. Slated to close are Maytag's corporate headquarters and research center in Newton, a town synonymous with Maytag that has seen generations of family members work in the state's most visible Fortune 500 company.

As lawmakers ask for more information from the Bush administration on progress in Iraq, Sen. John Warner (R-VA) suggests that President Bush should follow the lead of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and hold "fireside chats" with Americans.

Jennifer Miller's Inheriting the Holy Land is subtitled: "An American's Search for Hope in the Middle East." She talked with key figures and visited Israeli-occupied Gaza. She tells Debbie Elliott what she learned.

General Motors last week announced plans to eliminate 30,000 jobs and close plants over the next two years. Industry analysts say the cuts are a good first step to return the automaker to profitability, but most say the job of fixing GM is far from over. Much of the task of turning the company around rests on the shoulders of GM's chairman and CEO, Richard Wagoner.