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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has left the G8 summit of wealthy nations in Scotland to return to London in the wake of the bombings in that city. David Greene reports on how other G8 leaders are reacting to the attacks, and the impact on the summit.

Jeffrey White, former chief of Middle East intelligence at the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency, discusses the current U.S. offensive near Iraq's Syrian border. He notes the military's problems with measuring success in the battle against the insurgency.

A new exhibit opening Saturday at the American Museum of Natural History in New York puts the latest dinosaur discoveries on display. The ambitious project presents a vision of the world 130 million years ago, recreating how extinct creatures lived and moved.

The Homeland Security Department and city officials around the United States increase the terror alert level to Orange on mass-transit lines in light of transit bombings in London. Officials are encouraging commuters to travel as usual, while keeping an eye out for suspicious activity.

After Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced her plans to retire, many legal experts began predicting who President Bush might choose to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg reports on the names some expected to see on President Bush's list.

Before Hurricane Katrina hit, local, state and federal officials held conference calls to coordinate their responses. In tapes of the meetings obtained by NPR, officials show growing frustrations.

Youth suicide has been on the rise across the United States. And for young people between the ages of 5 and 12, the suicide rate for Black children is nearly double that of white children.

In Plaquemines Parish, southeast of New Orleans, many residents who have come back to see what remains of their homes are facing the awful reality that there may not be anything salvageable.

When a driver experienced a medical episode and was drifting into an intersection, people around her sprang into action and saved everyone on the road from a potentially life-threatening crash.

The announcement was widely expected and has broad support in the country: A recent poll showed that about three-quarters of all Finns support joining the military alliance.