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President Bush, back from a visit to Iraq, says violence there will never be eliminated but that a security crackdown and new intelligence on terrorism are contributing to "steady progress."

The CIA is holding top al Qaeda suspects in secret prison compounds in Eastern Europe as part of a string of so-called "black sites" set up after the Sept. 11 attacks, The Washington Post reported this week. Linda Wertheimer talks with Post reporter Dana Priest about the detention centers and the human rights concerns they have raised in Europe.

Forty years ago Wednesday, The Beatles launched Apple Records. The label's trademark green Apple logo appeared on albums by The Beatles and other artists the band helped discover. It didn't take The Beatles long to show they were better at making music than running a business.

The rock icon's early work was liberally infused with humor, but his new album is perhaps his darkest yet. He explains how he writes lyrics off the top of his head — and what that has to do with his jive-talking grandfather.

The latest NPR poll finds President Bush's approval ratings remain dismal. But voters are equally disapproving of the Democrat-led Congress. On the issues, voters say Iraq remains a top concern, and a majority favor a hard stance on immigration.

"The sport of ski jumping has experienced one of its darker days," a Norwegian official said, after athletes from some of the top medal-contending teams were disqualified from competing.

Top GOP lawmakers emphasized the unprecedented nature of the unauthorized disclosure of the high court's draft ruling on an abortion case instead of the possible impact on women or on the midterms.

Mosby reached national prominence in 2015 as the top prosecutor pursuing criminal charges against police officers in the death of Freddie Gray.

The NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are faster and lighter than the current fleet. They're scheduled to start revenue service along the Northeast Corridor on Thursday.

President Biden has held on to one of the signature economic policies of his predecessor: tariffs on imports from China. We look at why he's kept them, and what it means for businesses.

Workers are beginning to rebuild the collapsed section of Interstate 95 outside Philadelphia. Construction is expected to take weeks or months, and have ramifications up and down the East Coast.

As foreclosures continue to rise, regulators and others are questioning the role of credit agencies, which gave top ratings to risky mortgage-backed securities. Critics say the system, in which firms are paid by the companies they rate, is inherently flawed.

A Justice Department audit released Tuesday found that a screening program installed at the department in 2002 kept out Democrat- or liberal-leaning attorneys. Those with Republicans ties, meanwhile, got interviewed for plum positions at the department.

Defense spending is expected to rise only slightly in the White House's proposed Fiscal 2021 budget. The Navy considers overhauling its fleet, and aims to have 355 warships.

Listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour's coverage of 1917, Parasite, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and more.

President Trump shares a tweet from game show host Chuck Woolery, who claimed the CDC is lying about the coronavirus pandemic to hurt the president in November's election.

Critics say the new CEO of The US Agency for Global Media that oversees The Voice of America and Radio Free Asia is undermining these organizations' independence.

The middle-school top prize for NPR's second annual Student Podcast Challenge goes to ... The Dragon Kids.

The Massachusetts senator now occupies an awkward middle ground in the presidential race. She has a large and enthusiastic base but hasn't been able to present a real challenge to the front-runners.

The state has reported more than 75,000 confirmed cases, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the peak is still to come. On Tuesday, he expressed frustration that FEMA was hindering, not helping, its efforts.