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When you're stuck in Iraq for the Fourth of July, you have to get creative. Capt. Nate Rawlings' celebration involved a goat, a lamb, a medical training exercise and a large translator named Whopper.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Parallel Play, the new album by Sloan. The Canadian favorites are hoping to attract an American following with this release.

On Saturday, the Senate is expected to lend its approval to a major bill aimed at bolstering the battered U.S. housing market. Economists dislike the bill. Many fear this short-term legislative fix will not address a longer-term problem.

Seven days after the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, anonymous letters laced with deadly anthrax spores began arriving at congressional offices and major media organizations. Since then, the anthrax investigation has taken many twists and turns.

Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska has been indicted on seven counts of falsely reporting hundreds of thousands of dollars in services he received from a company that helped renovate his home. He is the longest-serving Republican senator.

Bruce Ivins wasn't the only government scientist suspected in the anthrax investigation. Steven Hatfill was also considered a "person of interest" at one point. But Hatfill was exonerated and received a $5.8 million dollar settlement from the federal government.

A U.S. scientist suspected in the 2001 anthrax attacks has died in an apparent suicide. The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that Bruce Ivins took an overdose of pain medication hours before he was to be indicted.

Talking Heads co-founder David Byrne has made New York's Battery Maritime Building sing — literally. The once-busy ferry terminal was fitted with wires, hoses and solenoids. This isn't Byrne's exercise in being arty. Anyone can play the building.

In the wake of the Rev. Jesse Jackson's off-the-cuff remarks about Sen. Barack Obama, an ardent critic has emerged: Jackson's son, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Jack White, a contributor to TheRoot.com, talks about the changing of the guard in black leadership.

The Treasury Department on Sunday proposed a three-part rescue plan to bolster housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The plan aims to calm jittery investors while enabling the two government-chartered companies to remain public.

Amid soaring gas prices, the most depressed real estate market in decades, falling home prices and tight credit, President Bush defended his administration's efforts to stabilize the economy in a news conference Tuesday.

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak talks about the first anniversary of the bridge collapse in the city. The mayor says this is an anniversary that marks a tragedy in the city, but also one that shows how the city came together as a community.

Are we really made of stardust? A team of scientists set out to answer the question. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on July 14, 2023.)

Cultural debates over race, abortion and transgender rights divided lawmakers on a bill that outlines Pentagon priorities for the coming year — legislation that's historically been bipartisan.

The latest developments in the strike by Hollywood actors that began after the SAG-AFTRA union called off negotiations with movie and television studios on Thursday.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about the Wimbledon finals, a series of scandals at Northwestern University and the FIFA women's world cup.

Communities and cities all over Vermont are grappling with the aftermath of severe rain and flooding this week. One of those places is Ludlow, a ski town in the southern part of the state.

It's long been thought that it's not healthy for babies to fly on airplanes. The risks come from the cabin pressure and lack of oxygen. New research suggests that most babies would be just fine in the sky.

A judge in Virginia dismissed charges against a Black man who was lynched after being accused of sexually assaulting a white woman 125 years ago.

A federal judge unsealed documents in the anthrax case Wednesday. FBI officials were expected to hold a public event to describe the evidence against Army scientist Bruce Ivins, who committed suicide last week before prosecutors could charge him in the anthrax mailings that killed five people in 2001.

A jury of six military officers at Guantanamo Bay convicted Osama bin Laden's driver Salim Hamdan of supporting terrorism in the first war crimes case in the U.S. since World War II. He was cleared of conspiracy charges, but faces the possibility of life in prison.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews the new documentary American Teen. Directed by Nanette Burnstein, the film follows a group of seniors at a high school in Warsaw, Indiana.

A battle has begun on the border between the Republic of Georgia and Russia. Georgian forces backed by warplanes have launched a full-scale internal offensive in the region of South Ossetia. They're fighting with Russian-backed separatists over control of the breakaway region. Madeleine Brand talks with Lawrence Sheets about the fighting.

Documents show that anthrax suspect Bruce Ivins was troubled, but the evidence against him is largely circumstantial. Robert Mintz, a former federal prosecutor, discusses the investigation against the microbiologist, who committed suicide in July.

Georgia claims Russia has been interfering with its affairs in South Ossetia. Irakli Alasania, Georgia's permanent representative to the United Nations, discusses the conflict.