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Gen. David Petraeus has handed over control of U.S. forces in Iraq to his longtime deputy, and headed back home where he will take charge of U.S. Central Command, with responsibility for the wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Some of the biggest proponents of conspiracy theories about vaccines and elections regularly tour the country together. Many of the speakers are closely tied to former President Donald Trump.

President Biden heads to Canada for talks dominated by illegal immigration and Haiti. TikTok's CEO appears before lawmakers. Teams in the men's NCAA basketball tournament are down to the Sweet 16.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld calls the reported abuses of Iraqi prisoners at the hands of U.S. soldiers "unacceptable." The U.S. Army says it is investigating the deaths of 10 prisoners and the alleged abuse of 10 more in prisons across Iraq and Afghanistan. Rumsfeld speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Gary Schroen is one of the CIA's most respected and experienced spies. Two days after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, his bosses handed him a new mission targeting Osama bin Laden: "bring his head back in a box." Days later, Schroen and his team were on a plane.

All Songs intern Julian Ring picks his all-time favorite episode of the show, one that asks: Can you judge an album by its first song? For a handful of classic records, absolutely.

With acoustic guitar in hand and a voice like browned butter, Walker swings and sways throughout a lush string-and-piano arrangement of "The West Wind."

Mississippi singer-songwriter Caroline Herring's music mixes timeless intimacy with Gothic tales of the modern South. Her latest album, Golden Apples of the Sun, is her starkest recording to date. It also finds the singer reinventing a handful of familiar tunes, including Cyndi Lauper's 1986 hit "True Colors."

The Metropolitan Transit Authority is issuing limited edition MetroCards with photos of famous New York rappers such as LL Cool J. They'll be available at a handful of stations in Queens and Brooklyn.

President Bush's emergency stimulus package proposes to put cash in the hands of consumers. Most observers expect that relief to take the form of tax rebate checks. But it's not yet clear how much the checks will be for, or who will qualify for them.