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Thomas Ricks, senior Pentagon correspondent for The Washington Post, discusses this week's long-awaited progress report from Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, the top two American officials in Iraq.

Official Washington had barely caught its breath yesterday over the resignation of Attorney General John Ashcroft, when President Bush announced his new choice for the top law enforcement job: White House counsel and longtime Bush confidant Alberto Gonzales. NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg reports.

Before his own rise up the music charts, Kanye West spent his time producing hits for other top rappers, including Jay-Z. Convinced of the need to display his own unique skills, he released the hugely successful disc College Dropout in 2004.

In the weeks and months immediately after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a working group of top military lawyers considered how to handle captured prisoners. Ret. Rear Admiral Donald Guter was the Judge Advocate General of the Navy at that time.

This Sunday, two of the world's top solo explorers will attempt to do what no one has ever done: travel 620 miles on an unsupported mission to the North Pole in the total darkness of Arctic winter.

The surprise at this weekend's box office? Why Did I Get Married?, a new film by Tyler Perry. The film was the top-grossing movie of the weekend, bringing in $21.5 million.

Best Urban Images is a new blog inspired by Google's Street View, which are photos of fleeting moments in neighborhoods across the country. The Best Urban Images blog lets users vote on the best candid-camera photos captured online. One image that consistently ranked near the top was a photo of women sunbathing in bikinis.

Eastern Michigan University President John Fallon has been fired after a controversy surrounding the school's handling of a student's rape and murder in her dorm room last year. Top university officials initially told the media there was no foul play, but murder charges were later filed against another EMU student.

The latest rankings of U.S. hospitals are out, but some doctors warn that you need more than a top 10 list to find the best medical care. Surgeon Mehmet Oz and Wall Street Journal reporter Theo Francis discuss the key factors patients should consider before choosing a hospital.

National Intelligence Director John Negroponte will leave his job as the nation's spy chief to become Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's second-in-command. Negroponte's move is yet another shift in an intelligence community that has seen little continuity at the top since the departure of CIA director George Tenet in 2004.