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Robin Webb is a state representative in Kentucky. Until she was 25, she worked as a coal miner. She describes why people do this kind of work and how they cope with ever present physical danger.

Virginia Gov. Mark Warner orders new DNA tests in the case of a man executed in 1992 for a murder he claimed he did not commit. It's the first time a governor has called for a DNA test after someone was put to death.

Virginia Postrel, author of The Substance of Style talks about the importance of design and how companies like Apple became successful on that concept.

Sudanese rebel leader turned vice president John Garang died in a helicopter crash Sunday. He was a charismatic leader whose death strikes a blow to the January peace deal that ended a 21-year civil war between the mostly Muslim north and the Christian and animist south.

In two weeks, some 50,000 Israeli soldiers and police expect to remove Israeli settlements -- and their supporters -- in Gaza. The troops involved have been undergoing mental and physical training for the duty. They expect the settlers to appeal to their patriotism, and at the same time to resist, using all sorts of unexpected tactics.

In the wake of the London bombings, New York City officials have begun random searches of subway passengers. Some New Yorkers are taking it in stride, but a civil liberties group is raising legal questions saying that the search policy gives a false sense of security.

A new exhibit shows the horror of the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region in drawings made by children who witnessed the violence in their villages.

Cultural historian Christopher Frayling's new book Once Upon A Time in Italy: The Westerns of Sergio Leone is a large-format, beautifully illustrated book that chronicles the history of the spaghetti western through researched text and interviews with Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese and Eli Wallach.

Relations between the White House and its press corps have turned sour this week over the Karl Rove controversy. ABC correspondent Ann Compton about the storied relationship between journalists and presidential administrations. Compton's White House career has spanned six Presidents.

Sixty years ago, a technician working on the Manhattan project took a rare color picture of the first atomic bomb test. Jack Aeby, now 82, remembers the moment he captured the blast on film.