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A car bombing near the presidential palace in Beirut on Wednesday killed a top Lebanese army officer. The victim was widely expected to succeed army Chief of Staff Michel Suleiman, who has emerged as the consensus candidate for president after months of political deadlock.

For this week's "Homework" assignment, we ask listeners to perform their own versions of "Deck the Halls." Next week, we'll combine the recordings into a national caroling party.

We explore how and why the residency program came to be and what it means for the future of Black Americana musicians.

As listeners vote in our online poll for the year's best music, All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen sees three emerging trends: more bands from Canada, more bands from Sweden and an obsession with animals.

NASA’s next generation of moon astronauts will have a new ride to the launchpad.

Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell's investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball finds a "serious drug culture" in the sport. His report names several high-profile players linked to doping.

Lee Myung-bak looks likely to be South Korea's next president after exit polls show he has won a landslide victory, as voters overlook fraud allegations hoping he can revive the economy.

The Florida Center for Government Accountability has filed an amicus or "friend of the court" brief with an appeals court to reverse a lower court’s order that allowed Gov. Ron DeSantis to block the release of public records by claiming “executive privilege.”

Affirmative action in higher education is over. What takes its place?

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.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Tuesday. On Sunday, Turkey conducted airstrikes in northern Iraq against the Kurdish Workers' Party, or PKK, rebels. Michael Rubin, resident fellow at The American Enterprise Institute, discusses Turkey's actions.

Army Staff Sgt. Michael Gabel, 30, was killed last week in a roadside blast in Afghanistan. In a story NPR aired last month, Gabel spoke eloquently about the loss of his best friend in the line of duty.

Iowa's largest newspaper endorses Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton. The Des Moines Register's backing comes as Clinton remains in a tight race with Barack Obama and John Edwards. McCain is running well behind GOP candidates.

A Florida judge says the 2018 Parkland high school massacre can be reenacted on campus by both sides in lawsuits against former Broward Sheriff's Deputy Scot Peterson, the sheriff's office and others.

After marathon talks in Bali, Indonesia, the U.N. climate conference agreed Saturday on a roadmap for negotiations for a new treaty to combat global warming. The conference nearly broke down, but in a last-minute compromise, the U.S. signed the pact.

A huge relief operation is underway in Bangladesh for the victims of a massive cyclone that killed more than 3,000 people. At least 1,000 are still missing while a million more are homeless. Rescue workers have yet to reach an area along the Bay of Bengal where the storm struck.

As the SEC celebrates its 75th anniversary, NPR Sports Correspondent Tom Goldman and Sports Editor Uri Berliner hit the road for a tour of the devotion, excess and excellence on display ahead of the traditional rivalry game between LSU and Ole Miss.

Friday morning in Pakistan, a detention order was imposed on former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. By the end of the day, it was lifted. The United States expressed concern about her detention and urged Pakistani authorities "to quickly return to constitutional order and democratic norms."

Luis Moreno-Ocampo, a prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, explains how he gathers evidence to prosecute war crimes and genocide. He is featured in Darfur Now, a documentary about the crisis and conflict unfolding in Sudan.

The stagehands' strike on Broadway shut down more than two dozen shows over the weekend. Producers say the union forces them to hire people who do little or no work at wages that can hover around $100,000 a year. Union representatives say they are willing to offer some concessions.

Two teams independently discover a way to turn ordinary human skins cells into stem cells with the same characteristics as those derived from human embryos, a breakthrough that could open the door for advanced medical therapies.

A poll of likely caucus voters in Iowa indicates Republican Mike Huckabee has opened up a lead over Mitt Romney. On the Democratic side, the poll gives Barack Obama a slight edge over Hillary Clinton and John Edwards, but that race is still very close.

This summer, air passengers endured an unprecedented number of delays and cancellations. Now, in anticipation of the busiest travel season of the year, President Bush has outlined steps to relieve the grounded planes and massive delays.

A painfully familiar scene unfolded last week in Mogadishu. Somalis triumphantly dragged the body of a dead Ethiopian soldier in the street, recalling what has become known as the Blackhawk Down incident of 1993.

FBI officials have found that Blackwater security contractors acted recklessly in the shooting of 14 civilians in Iraq. New York Times correspondent John M. Broder discusses the findings.