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Scotland is famous for its whisky, of course, but there's another brew the locals crave. IRN BRU, an achingly sweet orange soda, outsells all rivals -- even the ubiquitous Coca-Cola. NPR's Susan Stone reports.

Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho is a household name in most parts of the world. His new novel, Eleven Minutes, was a global best seller last year -- everywhere but the United States. Now Coelho is setting his sights on the American literary market, which remains stubbornly indifferent to foreign best sellers. NPR's Martin Kaste reports.

Most people at risk of home foreclosure aren't getting any kind of help, according to a group of state prosecutors and banking regulators. The mortgage industry has pledged to work with homeowners falling behind on their payments, but often borrowers and lenders never connect.

NPR's corporate board has forced out its chief executive, Ken Stern. He joined NPR in 1999, but was only CEO for a little more than a year.

Investment brokerage firm Merrill Lynch is looking for a new CEO after ousting Stan O'Neal. Speculation is focusing on Laurence Fink, the CEO of Blackrock, which provides global investment management services, and Robert McCann, who heads Merrill's brokerage division.

The sections of plastic pipe, 8 feet wide and up to a third of a mile long, were separated from an ocean-going tow after a collision with a container ship last month.

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price is going to reimburse taxpayers nearly $52,000 for his seats on private charter planes that reportedly cost taxpayers more than $400,000.

Police say they have apprehended a suspect after shooting him in the leg, and it's not clear what his motivations were. Six other people were injured in the attack about 100 miles from the capital.