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Quint Contemporary Art hosts an exhibition of new works by San Diego-based artist Robert Irwin. This will be Irwin's first gallery exhibition on the West Coast since his "One Wall Removed" project at the Malinda Wyatt Gallery in Venice, CA in 1980. The exhibition, "Works in Progress," will change every two weeks during the run of the exhibit.

Del Mar native Annie Weisman has set her new play in her beachside hometown. "Surf Report" is full of recognizable Southern California characters who behave in ways that are funny, surprising, and compelling. We talk with Weisman about her play.

The pool at the Beijing Olympics is called the "Water Cube" because of its bubbly blue exterior. But beyond its futuristic look, the pool is designed for fast times — as swimmers proved Sunday by shattering a dozen records.

Hospitals are increasingly closing cardiac rehabilitation centers, reacting to uncertainty over how to pay for treatments. Despite proof that physical therapy and counseling improve survival rates after a heart attack, only one-third of patients receive it. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports.

The Arab League has requested that the United Nations Security Council approve a no-fly zone over Libyan airspace. While some experts say the United States must step in to help the rebels, others argue that Libya doesn't meet the high bar for U.S. military intervention.

Newly released documents show President Bush was suspended from flight status in the Texas Air National Guard in 1972 for not taking a required physical exam and failing to meet the Guard's performance standards.

At the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, there is little outward indication of the turmoil swirling around Washington about its future. But guards say detainees keep asking whether the camp is going to close — a goal President Obama is facing growing opposition on.

In two weeks, some 50,000 Israeli soldiers and police expect to remove Israeli settlements -- and their supporters -- in Gaza. The troops involved have been undergoing mental and physical training for the duty. They expect the settlers to appeal to their patriotism, and at the same time to resist, using all sorts of unexpected tactics.

Women veterans are now coming home having experienced the trauma of war in a way that they never have before. We'll hear about a support retreat for women veterans held in Oceanside last weekend by the Coming Home Project.

The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that Iran has produced close to 1,400 pounds of low-enriched uranium. If that material were to be enriched further, experts say it would probably be enough to make a single atomic bomb.