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The media mogul turned prime minister left a mark on popular culture, while his coarseness and constant legal woes trashed political norms and tainted Italy's image in the world.

The judge issued an order Friday stopping an Indiana ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender minors from taking effect as scheduled July 1.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met with a group of leaders of African countries who traveled to Russia on a self-styled "peace mission" the day after they went to Ukraine.

Communities from Houston to New Orleans opened cooling centers to bring relief as steamy hot temperatures settled across a broad swath of the U.S. South on Saturday.

The Federal Reserve will close a policy meeting, with officials expected to leave interest rates unchanged. But future hikes are possible, as the central bank wrestles with stubbornly high inflation.

Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama sparred Monday night at a Democratic debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Each accused the other of deliberately distorting the truth for political gain.

Turkey's military sends troops and fighter jets into northern Iraq overnight. In Baghdad, Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces he will order his powerful militia to continue its cease-fire for another six months.

The gunman in Thursday's shooting at Northern Illinois University had stopped taking his medication and became erratic before opening fire inside a lecture hall, police say. Five people were killed before Stephen Kazmierczack killed himself.

Thanks to a long history of migration, many Portuguese speak many different languages, and that's a big draw for European call centers. It's one of the few bright spots in Portugal's bleak economy.

President Bush announces the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld at a White House news conference. In a later media session, Bush and Rumsfeld shared a podium with Rumsfeld's successor, former CIA chief Robert Gates. Melissa Block talks with NPR's John Hendren.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Mystery Menu series, The Alarmist podcast, Every Body and Two Can Play That Game.

In a classified memo to President Bush, National Security Council officials expressed doubts about the ability of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to control violence in his country. The memo notes that al-Maliki relies on extreme Shiite groups for support. Mike Pesca speaks with Michael Gordon, the New York Times reporter who broke the story.

The Supreme Court rejects two Bush administration plans — one on global warming, the other on coal-fired power plants. The decisions are the latest in a string of setbacks the administration has suffered in the courts.

Condemnation from the United States and other nations may be just what the Iranian president needs to shore up a shaky political position at home.

The 2007 Nobel Prize in physics will be shared by two Europeans who discovered the physics that allows computer hard drives to compress large amounts of data. The prize was awarded to Albert Fert of France and Peter Grunberg of Germany.

Karl Rove, President Bush's closest political adviser, is a longtime member of Bush's inner circle. He was nicknamed "the architect" by the president for designing the strategy that twice captured the White House.

Concerned that questions about his Mormon faith are hurting his presidential campaign, Mitt Romney will give a speech on "Faith in America" on Thursday. The situation recalls that faced by John F. Kennedy in 1960, when he gave a historic speech two months before he was elected the first Catholic president.

President Bush pledges to be actively involved in upcoming peace talks by Israeli and Palestinian leaders. The president characterized the agreement to hold talks as a beginning.

The old guard was out in force: 27 nods for Succession, 23 for The White Lotus and 21 for Ted Lasso. But there's a healthy mix of new shows, too, including The Last of Us, Jury Duty and The Bear.

A Justice Department report finds that aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales illegally discriminated against job applicants who weren't Republican or conservative loyalists. The report concludes that politics illegally influenced the hiring of career prosecutors and immigration judges.