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Former National Security Adviser Sandy Berger is being investigated for mishandling classified documents at the National Archives. We'll discuss the mechanics of research there -- what researchers can do with archived material -- and what's frowned upon.

A new report says the increasing death toll from the mosquito-borne disease can be reversed through international support of a new drug based on a Chinese herbal treatment. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

In a recent interview with NPR, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said the situation in Iraq "continues to calm down." But a recent report from The Boston Globe shows the rate of American casualties in Iraq actually rose in July, after the transfer of sovereignty. NPR's Steve Inskeep discusses the situation in Iraq with Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institute.

Thirty-five years ago, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history by guiding their spacecraft down to the lunar surface. But few outside the control room in Houston knew that the first manned moon landing came perilously close to disaster.

American Lance Armstrong powers his way to a commanding lead on the second-to-last day of the Tour de France. He is expected to win a record sixth straight Tour victory Sunday. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and Frankie Andreu, a nine-time Tour de France contender.

In a series of commentaries for All Things Considered, writer David Lipsky explores the four West Point values of honor, character, duty and country.

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks with Carla Marinucci, political columnist for The San Francisco Chronicle, about California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's recent remarks that state Democrats are behaving like "girlie men" and stalling budget passage.

Some 30 percent of the seafood eaten in the United States this year will come from "aquaculture" farms, most of them in Asia. But universities are working with the U.S. government to improve fish farming practices -- and tap into a billion-dollar industry. Hear NPR's Chris Arnold.

Trains with steam engines have vanished in most parts of the country, replaced by diesel. But in parts of West Virginia, sounds of steam locomotive whistles can still be heard. In this edition of Lost and Found Sound, NPR’s Noah Adams said those sounds echo across the landscape like the sound of a century passing.

This past April, a group of oceanographers was part of an expedition off the coast of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean. They were studying various aspects of the Mariana volcanic arc. While on board their ship, they witnessed the underwater eruption of a volcano. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Dave Butterfield, one of the oceanographers who witnessed the eruption.

Her latest book, Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas, is just out in paperback. It's about a religious text that is little known -- the secret Gospel of Thomas, rediscovered in Egypt in 1945. She will explain why it was suppressed by the church and kept out of the canon. Pagels has been called one of the world's most important writers and thinkers on religion and history. She won the National Book Award for her book, The Gnostic Gospels. Pagels is a professor at Princeton University. (Original airdate: June 4, 2003)

The U.S. Department of Labor has released a report on job outsourcing -- Tess Vigeland of Marketplace talks with NPR's Alex Chadwick about how well that report truly reflects the number of American jobs being moved overseas.

The three members of alt-country group Tres Chicas — Tonya Lamm, Caitlin Cary and Lynne Blakey — talk about their name, their music and their debut CD, Sweetwater. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports.

The idea of reading for pleasure during the summer doesn't have to apply to adults only. NPR's Michele Norris talks with three booksellers about their summer reading recommendations for children.

Presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry snags fellow Democratic Sen. John Edwards for a running mate. President Bush says "Thanks but no thanks" to another invitation to address the NAACP. The new interim government in Iraq cracks down on insurgents. And former Enron chief Kenneth Lay pleads innocent to a federal indictment. NPR's Tony Cox discusses these headlines of the week with Terry Neal, chief political correspondent for Washington Post.com, and Sam Fulwood III, metro columnist with The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio.

Jennifer Wing of member station KPLU in Seattle, Wash., reports on a Web site for school children across the country -- RateMyTeachers.com -- that allows them to "grade" their teachers.

Radio producer and commentator Paul Ingles offers an appreciation of rhythm & blues legend Ray Charles, who died this past Thursday. For Ingles, there's one song that towers above all others.

In the wake of the prisoner abuse scandal at the now-notorious Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad, U.S. military authorities make some significant changes. The number of detainees at the sprawling complex has been sharply decreased, and living conditions appear to be improving. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Long-deferred maintenance, a changing climate and the construction of homes, businesses and highways below previously remote dams are all contributing to the soaring numbers.

At least 12 people, including five foreign contractors, are killed in a car bombing in Baghdad. Over the past three days, a series of attacks have killed numerous Iraqis, including a senior civil servant and a top official in the foreign ministry. The attacks illustrate the security concerns Iraq's new government faces as it prepares to assume sovereignty June 30. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt.

This summer, Verity Records celebrates its 10th anniversary. The gospel label features popular artists likes of Vanessa Armstrong and Donnie McClurkin, among others. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with the label's president Max Siegel and Verity gospel star and pastor John P. Kee.

The final battle for Mariupol is taking place inside the Azovstal steel plant, a massive coastal complex in the besieged city. Hundreds of civilians are still trapped inside, officials say.

Conservative journalist David Brooks has a twice-a-week column in The New York Times. Slate Washington, D.C., bureau chief David Plotz finds Brooks' editorials weak.

The Environmental Protection Agency's annual inventory of toxic air emissions acknowledges that the numbers have gone up. But a study by an environmental group says the increases are even steeper than the EPA estimates. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.

Grammy-winning gospel singer-songwriter Andrae Crouch talks with NPR's Tavis Smiley about his latest accomplishment: a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is just the third gospel singer to have that honor.