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Karl Rove, the White House political adviser who is leaving his job at the end of August, professed to have better information than anybody. On Election Day in 2004, Rove phoned his fellow Republicans, and told them to ignore exit polls suggesting President Bush would lose. He was right.

Over the past few weeks, we've heard stories about the foods that mean "summer" to some of our listeners: tomatoes, peach milk shakes, apricot jam. Now, we hear about some more unusual summer foods.

Today marks one year until the Olympic games. Beijing is ahead of schedule on building, and has even set a monthly "mind your manners day" to remind citizens to be on their best behavior.

Newark, N.J., has been successful in reducing other kinds of crimes, but the murder rate continues to rise at a record pace. The murder of three college students has residents asking tough questions about the city's homicide rate.

In France's Bordeaux wine region, summers have been hotter, harvests have been earlier and grapes have been sweeter. Some winemakers welcome a warmer climate; they are getting more great vintages. Others are more wary, but say they can adapt.

Two suspects are now in custody in connection with a violent schoolyard attack on four college friends in Newark, N.J. Three of the victims suffered fatal gunshot wounds; a fourth victim survived and remains hospitalized. A Newark reporter discusses theories for motives in the attacks, including race.

The Bush administration castigated Congress on Friday for not passing comprehensive immigration legislation and proposed rules that would require employers to fire people whose Social Security numbers don't match that agency's records.

The specter of a credit crunch looms over the world's financial markets, but investors' fears have begun to settle. The European Central Bank pumped more money into the financial system Monday, and investment bank Goldman Sachs put $3 billion into one of its troubled hedge funds.

Karl Rove, credited for the rise of President Bush, steps down. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney wins the Iowa Straw Poll. Former Gov. Tommy Thompson is dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination after finishing sixth in the poll.

The space shuttle landed safely in Florida on Tuesday, after engineers determined that it would not be necessary to repair a gouge on the shuttle's exterior before re-entry. Nell Greenfieldboyce describes the landing, and explains what the future has in store for the damaged shuttle.

The saying "Don't let the bedbugs bite" might have seemed like a thing of the past. The little blood-sucking critters were mostly eradicated in the 1940s, but they seem to be staging a creepy return, causing great discomfort among sleepers across the country.

The mine where three rescuers died trying to rescue six trapped miners will be closed, co-owner Bob Murray tells NPR. He also says that a sixth hole may be drilled in an attempt to find the trapped miners.

Experts question whether the Crandall Canyon mine in Utah, where six coal miners were trapped, should have been operating at all. With high demand, and a high price, for coal, mine safety is sometimes compromised by digging into areas that have already been stressed.

Princess Diana died 10 years ago. She left an indelible mark on Britain and the world. Tina Brown, author of The Diana Chronicles, talks about Diana's legacy.

On his third album, Up Front & Down Low, singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson covers classic country songs including "She Thinks I Still Care," "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers," and "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone."

Pockets of New Orleans have recovered, but other parishes still have shuttered stores, boarded up businesses, closed schools and hospitals. The city has become a symbol of failure for the government at all levels. The biggest responsibility of government is strong, safe levees.

The pact between the two countries is likely to raise concerns among the South Pacific island's traditional partners including Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

As the storm makes its way toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, residents are bracing for what meteorologists are saying could become a Category 5 hurricane — packing winds of up to 150 miles per hour. NPR's Sue Goodwin gives an update from Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

An Iranian-American scholar who had been jailed for months in Iran has been freed on bail. Haleh Esfandiari, director of the Middle East program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, was on the way to the Tehran airport in December when she was seized.

Newsweek columnist Daniel Gross says a lot of people use home equity to buy big-ticket items, such as boats and cars, and those industries are already blaming a downturn in business on the problems in the housing market.

The case of Michael Vick has brought public attention to dogfighting, which is illegal. Tio Hardiman, who works at CeaseFire, a Chicago anti-violence group, talks with Robert Siegel about the prevalence of dogfighting in the Windy City.

Tribal elders in Afghanistan are still negotiating the release of 23 South Koreans being held by the Taliban. Most of the hostages are in their 20s and 30s. Government troops have surrounded the kidnappers for several days.

Congressional leaders from both political parties came very close to accusing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales of perjury. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, they questioned Gonzales' previous testimony on the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program.

President Biden approved Vermont's emergency declaration Tuesday morning as rescue teams in that state braced for more rain and flooding from a storm that left a trail of damage across the Northeast.

The House Judiciary Committee approved a contempt citation against White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolton, who have refused to comply with committee subpoenas regarding last year's firing of U.S. attorneys.