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The Space Shuttle Discovery was forced to postpone landing in Florida Monday morning because of low clouds and poor visibility. NASA has set the landing for early Tuesday, and is contemplating alternative landing sites.

Bluegrass sweetheart Adrienne Young and her band Little Sadie's second album, The Art of Virtue, examines modern life through a prism of collective wisdom, the kind passed along in America's agricultural past.

Scientists in Michigan have set out to determine the "germiest" surfaces and crevices inside elementary schools. They have learned is that it's not the bathrooms that are the worst.

German Theodor Haensch and Americans John Hall and Roy Glauber win the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on the physics of light. Their work with lasers has helped redefine how distance is measured and allowed physicists to measure the atom's internal structure with new precision.

Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces his resignation, a week before Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip begins. Also, Israel's Cabinet formally ratifies the first phase of the withdrawal. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says Netanyahu's resignation will not affect the pullback.

On a business trip to Japan years back, Georgetown professor Thomas Sherman skipped a science meeting to explore the countryside. The photos he took evoke memories that still make him blush.

Members of the classic funk-soul band Earth, Wind & Fire tell Ed Gordon about the group's latest CD, Illumination.

Ramsey Lewis, a composer known for his jazz work, has focused on the gospel sound for a new CD, With One Voice. He tells Ed Gordon about the experience.

Lee Raymond will step down as Mobil-Exxon's chairman and chief executive officer at the end of this year. He has been at Exxon for 42 years and oversaw the 1999 merger with Mobil.

With the nomination of Judge John Roberts as U.S. chief justice likely to be confirmed, the stage is set for what could be a contentious battle over the nominee who takes Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's place. That nominee has a chance to change the direction of the court.