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For about 10 percent of people with severe depression, no available treatments work -- not anti-depressant medicines, not psychotherapy, not even electro-shock therapy. Now a revolutionary treatment that entails brain surgery shows preliminary promise in treating intractable depression.

In Iraq, insurgents have increased attacks three days after an incomplete government was formed. A car bombing and an attack on Iraqi police left more than 15 dead Sunday. Since Friday, violence has claimed more than 80 lives. Hear Liane Hansen and New York Times Baghdad bureau chief John Burns.

The celebration of Juneteenth dates from 1865, when Texas slaves first learned the Civil War was over and they were free. On the 140th anniversary, historical sites in several states are offering a more realistic portrayal of slavery and plantation life.

It's been 25 years since comedians Dan Akroyd and John Belushi took a skit they made popular on Saturday Night Live and turned it into a feature film. Many critics hated the Blues Brothers movie, but it made enough of an impression to lead to a sequel. And this summer's 25th anniversary brings the inevitable anniversary DVD.

Madeleine Brand talks to KPBS senior editor Russell Lewis about the resignation of San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy and the uncertainties around the selection of a successor. Murphy's resignation comes amid a probe of the city's debt-ridden pension fund. He narrowly won re-election to the office in November, and was recently named by Time magazine as one of the three worst mayors of a major U.S. city.

A famed Kansas space museum finds itself at the center of a criminal case over the fate of several NASA artifacts. The museum's former president has been charged with selling or trading items that were on loan to the museum.

Israel says it will finish a separation barrier around Jerusalem, which critics say will make a viable Palestinian state impossible. The Israeli government says the wall could eventually be torn down.

News and Notes with Ed Gordon correspondent and sometimes guest host Chideya talks about ethnic issues in Phoenix, Ariz. -- known as the "new Mecca" for the nation's black middle class.

French voters rejected the EU constitution and the Netherlands is expected to do the same Wednesday. Charles Kupchan, director of European Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, explains what lies ahead for the EU and how these developments affect U.S.-European relations.

In the second of two commentaries about Cindy Sheehan, commentator Desiree Cooper says that Sheehan has focused new attention on the Iraq war. Americans are paying attention to it in a way they have not since the election. Cooper says we should be ashamed that it takes a woman who has lost her son and is willing to camp out in front of President Bush's ranch in order to focus attention on the war.