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Paula Abdul is out the door at American Idol. Commentator Andrew Wallenstein of The Hollywood Reporter says it's bad for Abdul and bad for Idol. The true appeal of American Idol, he says, is its ability to prompt mass rubbernecking, not the talent of the singers. And the most steady source of train wrecks on the show was Abdul.

Food writer Nigella Lawson doesn't much care for shopping in the summer. "[It] is really so much worse than cooking," she says. Her solution? Feta cheese. The aged, salty, grainy cheese keeps well and goes nicely with a variety of summer vegetables.

How do families decide what kind of college to attend: Private? Public? Community college? Three college students explain why they went for the expensive, private option: Columbia, NYU and Georgetown.

Sargent Shriver, the founding director of the Peace Corps and the architect of President Johnson's War on Poverty, died on Tuesday. He was 95. Shriver spoke to Terry Gross in 1995 about his role in the War on Poverty.

Ray Meyer, 54, thought his job search wouldn't last more than a few weeks. After searching for full-time work for more than two years, he found a temporary position doing data entry. But after a 30-year career in banking, he's hoping to land another job in banking or customer service.

Earlier this week, we talked with chefs about global folk cures for a cold. Now Melissa Block reads some recommendations from listeners for methods of easing the sniffles.

The city of San Bernardino, east of Los Angeles, has become the latest California city to declare bankruptcy.

Goldman Sachs reported that its fourth-quarter profits plunged more than 50 percent. That was an unwelcome surprise to investors that comes on the heels of the firm having to reverse course on a private offering of Facebook shares.

The 30-foot sculpture of the civil rights leader was a long time in the making. The original idea for the memorial in Washington, D.C., came in 1984.

In her new memoir, the country crossover singer reveals the extent to which she's suffered personally. But musically, she's been playing the field for years, to massive success.