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The painting is a touchstone of American culture, depicting an upright Midwestern family on the farm. Its story is the topic of Thomas Hoving's book American Gothic.

NASA scrubs Wednesday's launch of the space shuttle Discovery due to a faulty fuel-tank sensor. The space agency did not immediately set a new launch date. The decision came with less than 2 1/2 hours left in the countdown.

Louisiana is not the only state where levees are overdue for repairs. Kansas City, St. Louis and other major cities are now worried that New Orleans will siphon the Army Corps of Engineers' resources.

Legendary musician, producer and songwriter Al Kooper has released Black Coffee, his seventh solo album and his first in 30 years. Kooper has worked with the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and B.B. King. Steve Inskeep talks with Al Kooper about his music.

Commercial airline pilots must retire at age 60. That hasn't been a problem in the past because pilots had generous pensions. But with several of the major airlines in bankruptcy, pilots are seeing their pensions reduced and some are fighting mandatory retirement.

Sister Gertrude Morgan -- folk artist, preacher, nurse -- made a distinctive album of gospel music in 1970. Philadelphia DJ King Britt has created a tribute to the New Orleans musician.

Tanya Walker was a mother of six living in Long Beach, Miss., when Hurricane Katrina arrived onshore and destroyed her town. In the aftermath of the hurricane, Tanya's mother Betty Higgins was afraid she had died. Walker survived the storm, and she and her mother talk with Renee Montagne about the ordeal.

In Baghdad, gunmen attack senior diplomats from Pakistan and Bahrain. Bahrain's top envoy in Bahgdad was slightly wounded -- while the head of the Pakistani mission escaped injury.

Casey Amato always wanted to be a police officer. She figured she didn't stand a chance. She didn't think she was tough enough, or had the kind of presence that commanded attention. She was wrong.

Debt relief for Africa will be on the agenda when the leaders of the G8 nations meet in Scotland later this week. Kenya, which owes billions to foreign creditors, allocates almost a third of its budget to pay debts. But Kenya is unlikely to have its debts cancelled at the upcoming summit.