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Ten years ago Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev was placed under house arrest as group of communist hardliners attempted a coup. The grab for power quickly failed and Gorbachev returned to power. NPR's Martha Wexler attended a news conference a few days ago, where Gorbachev talked about those days of chaos in the summer of 1991.

In the former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan, more than 40 people were killed in a series of explosions, suicide bombings and gunbattles involving suspected militants from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. The group reportedly has ties with al-Qaeda. Hear NPR's Howard Berkes and Martha Brill Olcott of the Carnegie Endowment.

When Kathleen Turner made her first movie 25 years ago, she wasn't convinced she could produce a convincingly sexy stare. Today, she still commands attention, in the role of Martha in the touring version of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Canadian singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle died Monday at age 63 after a lifetime of making music with her family and friends. She grew up singing old French and Irish tunes with her parents, and went on to perform in a duo with her sister Anna. McGarrigle's children, singers Martha and Rufus Wainwright, now carry on her musical legacy.

In Columbiana, Ala., there's a museum dedicated to George Washington. It started when a local banker purchased items from a descendant of the country's first first lady, Martha Washington.

In Massachusetts, the residents of Martha's Vineyard are scrambling to care for 50 immigrants, mostly from Venezuela, who arrived without warning yesterday at the local airport.

Robert Plant's voice has only gotten better with age. In this beautiful set, Plant and his band cover Low, Moby Grape, Martha Scanlan and interpret traditional songs.

Choreographer Martha Clarke's dance theater piece Vienna Lusthaus debuted 15 years ago, and recently made a brief return. It's a dreamlike work that draws on Vienna's violent history. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Clarke about the impact of the performance.

Martha Stewart has completed her five-month sentence for lying to federal prosecutors about a stock sale. Though she still faces five more months of restricted travel, Stewart's release will allow her to focus on her two new TV shows and a new line of furniture.

U.S.-led military forces continue their aggressive hunt for insurgents in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, employing bombing attacks and house-to-house raids by Marines. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz.