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President Bush announces his nomination of National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice as the new Secretary of State. What impact will her appointment have on U.S. foreign policy?

Genocide, abortion and child abuse are not the most uplifting themes for the holiday season, but those subjects are exactly what Hollywood is delivering to theaters this year. NPR's Bob Mondello has a look at the dark side of filmdom's seasonal blitz.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Martin Regg Cohn, Asia correspondent for The Toronto Star, about the legacy of the deadly chemical plant accident in Bhopal, India 20 years ago that killed as many as 15,000 people. Two decades after 40 tons of methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide plant, the effects of the disaster are still evident.

Crews worked through a second night searching for victims of a hotel explosion that killed at least 27 people in Cuba's capital and left more than a dozen missing.

The pride and patriotism usually associated with Russia's most important holiday is mixed with apprehension and unease over what this year's Victory Day may bring.

Iraqi insurgents have upped their attacks in the northern city of Mosul, where bodies of dozens of Iraqi security forces have been found. U.S. troops are trying to counter the insurgents' attempts to prevent the creation of Iraq's new security forces. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

Kevin Boyle's Arc of Justice tells the true story of a black physician's fight to keep his family home in the face of violent threats from white neighbors in 1920s Detroit. Boyle won a National Book Award.

The Central Intelligence Agency braces for the expected resignation of its most senior spy. Stephen Kappes is the third high-profile CIA official to leave the agency since Porter Goss took over as CIA head seven weeks ago. CIA insiders say Kappes is being forced out by Goss' management team. Hear NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

The tiny enclave of Gee’s Bend, Ala., has gained celebrity over the past few years because of a touring exhibit of locally made quilts. But the newfound fame hasn’t changed life much in the rural community of slave descendants and one-time sharecroppers. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports.

Throngs continue to protest the outcome in Ukraine's presidential election, which officials say was won by Russia-backed candidate Prime Minister Victor Yanukovych. International observers said government fraud and falsification tainted the vote. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports.