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A new album at the top of Internet download charts the past week is "Sounds of the Universe." It's from the 1980s band Depeche Mode. How much is costs to download depends on where you buy it. At Amazon, you can download the 12-track album for $3.99. On iTunes, it's $9.99.

Citigroup Inc., the nation's second-largest banking company, said it will slash about 53,000 jobs worldwide in an effort to stem losses and retrench amid the global financial crisis. The cuts would come on top of the roughly 23,000 jobs Citigroup already eliminated this year.

Jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut and Elvis Presley aren't a likely pairing: Chestnut is one of the top pianists of a generation born many years after songs like "Love Me Tender" made Presley the king of rock 'n' roll. Hear an interview and performance from Studio 4A.

Citigroup executive Robert Rubin evaluates proposals made by the top three presidential candidates and others to fix the housing and credit crises. The former Treasury secretary is supportive of the idea of renegotiating loans, especially for people whose houses are worth less than their mortgages.

Karl Rove, President Bush's top political strategist, says he doesn't believe the polls -- at least those that predict the GOP will likely lose control of Congress. The Republicans have a huge financial advantage in the home stretch, Rove says.

More than 75,000 of you voted for your favorite young-adult fiction. Now, after all the nominating, sorting and counting, the final results are in. Here are the 100 best teen novels, chosen by the NPR audience.

When young Charles Darwin set out on the Beagle, near the top of his wish list was a rare and coveted bird: the lesser rhea. The bird had been sighted by a French rival — but never caught.

Retired Gen. Anthony Zinni says Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his top aides should be held responsible for failing to plan for Iraq's reconstruction after the U.S.-led war. Hear NPR's Steve Inkseep's extended interview with the former U.S. Central Command chief.

Monica Goodling, a top adviser to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and a key player in developing a plan to fire eight fired U.S. attorneys, has resigned. Goodling found herself at the center of a battle with Congress over her refusal to testify about the firings.

The Stars and Stripes has been a staple of wartime since World War I, bringing soldiers news from home and the battlefront. The newspaper strives to provide an independent voice while under military control. Some readers and even some of its reporters have claimed the paper is too cozy with the military, while many in the top brass say it's too hostile. NPR's Bob Edwards reports.