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Ford is in the midst of a major restructuring, closing plants and laying off workers. At the helm of the company is Alan Mulally, who played a key role in Boeing's turnaround but has no real experience in the auto industry. Is he up to the job?

Wildfires in Southern California have done at least $1 billion in damage in San Diego County alone — and that figure is expected to rise, officials warn. The fires have burned more than 410,000 acres in four days.

Ethiopian security forces killed the general accused of masterminding an attempted coup in a northern region. The attacks on Saturday killed five people, including the national army chief of staff.

After months of squabbling, the House Ethics Committee finally agrees to meet. But the partisan standoff over Majority Leader Tom DeLay may continue, as the Republican committee chairman insists that his top aide run the committee staff; Democrats say the move violates panel rules.

Singer and entertainer Rufus Wainwright will perform at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday in tribute to Judy Garland's legendary performance there in 1961. Musician and Day to Day contributor David Was listened again to the album recorded at that performance 45 years ago, Judy at Carnegie Hall, and says today's artists have a lot to learn from Garland.

There is a long list of former Goldman Sachs employees who've left Wall Street to work for the government. It's an unusual history of public service for a financial firm. Frank Langfitt reports.

The president of Mexico's top electoral court recommends upholding Felipe Calderon's win in the July presidential election, rejecting a challenge from the candidate from the left, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Mexico has been in turmoil since the election -- with Lopez Obrador charging that massive fraud aided Calderon.

The trees in the El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico were raked bare by Hurricane Maria. Grizelle Gonzalez from the International Institute of Tropical Forestry talks with NPR's Melissa Block.

The bombing of one of Shiite Islam's holiest shrines sparks mass protests and violence in many parts of Iraq. The top Shiite cleric urges followers to refrain from violence. With sectarian tensions already running high, the bombing prompts attacks on Sunni mosques.

The president defends his domestic surveillance program as a vital and necessary tool to fight terrorism. But Sen. Dick Durbin Dick Durbin (D-IL) echoed many in Congress, when he praised hearings looking into the administration's controversial policy.