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We look at how musicians across the country are doing their part to call for reparations within their own industry.

The evacuation of the Superdome is temporarily suspended when shots are fired at a military helicopter. Meanwhile, the first buses carrying hurricane refugees from New Orleans have arrived at the Houston Astrodome.

WNBA star Brittney Griner remains imprisoned in Russia; the latest news in the NBA and NHL playoffs; and a surprise decision to rest the Kentucky Derby winner from the Preakness Stakes.

An infamous case of wrongful conviction — which took the efforts of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to resolve — is the subject of the new novel from Julian Barnes. Arthur and George vividly details how the lives of two utter strangers intersected in what was known as "the Great Wyrley Outrages."

The Islamist Hamas group is gaining ground against the ruling Fatah movement ahead of Palestinian elections Wednesday. Hamas' popularity has grown in part due to the increasingly prominent role of its female candidates, who are reaching out to conservative Palestinian women.

While reporting on the torture scandal at the U.S.-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, Jackie Spinner was nearly kidnapped. Shaken by the experience, the Washington Post journalist returned to work, spending a total of nine months in Iraq.

Officials in Louisiana are disappointed by President Bush's decision not to support a comprehensive plan for rebuilding New Orleans and the surrounding areas. The proposal, now in Congress, would set up a corporation funded by government-backed bonds that would buy and sell properties in flooded neighborhoods.

Thelma Schoonmaker has edited every one of director Martin Scorsese's movies, from Raging Bull to The Aviator. She talks about how film editing has changed over the past 30 years and how she got her first big break editing Scorsese's student film at NYU. This interview originally aired on May 31, 2005.

Wonder Bread has fallen on hard times. Last year, the company filed for bankruptcy protection. This year, it closed eight bakeries across the country. Next month, you won't be able to buy Wonder Bread in Washington and Oregon. Phyllis Fletcher of member station KUOW reports.

Gen. Michael Hayden headed the National Security Agency when now-contested domestic surveillance procedures were put into play. Monday, he defended the choices made by the NSA and the Bush administration.