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White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove's role in leaking the name of CIA operative, Valerie Plame remains undefined. Reports describe Rove as tacitly confirming her identity to a reporter before the story was published. A federal grand jury investigation is continuing.

Britain leads Europe in two minutes of silence for the 53 people killed in last Thursday's attacks on London's transportation system. Traffic and business came to a halt -- along with subways and rail lines. Last week's attacks are seen as suicide bombings -- the first in Western Europe.

As the Tour de France rolls into the mountains, American rider Lance Armstrong has surrendered the lead. NPR's Alex Chadwick gets an update from John Wilcockson, who has covered the Tour de France for almost 40 years.

The U.S. military admitted for the first time last week that one of the prisoners held without charges for more than two years at the base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (also known as Gitmo), was never an al Qaeda or Taliban fighter and should be immediately released. Commentator Connie Rice has been monitoring the tribunal, and she's come up with another of her Top 10 lists -- this time: Top 10 Signs You Might Not Get a Fair Trial in Guantanamo.

Several not-quite-right claims have continued to linger about abortion since the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

The United States isn't the only country troubled by how to mark leaders of a divisive and racist past. South Africa is also examining what to do with statues to its apartheid-era leaders.

We have the latest on the Golden State Warriors and Washington Capitals' wins.

The Trump administration's policy of separating parents from children illegally entering the U.S. has drawn much criticism. Scott Simon talks with former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson.

While chicken prices nationwide have increased, retailers such as Costco and BJ's are still selling rotisserie chickens for under $5. That's part of a broader strategy.

Ah, college — the classes, the parties, the debt. Is it still worth it? While most schools have seen enrollment declines during the pandemic, there's been a jump in applications at "elite" schools.