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San Diego Democratic Congressman Bob Filner heads the House committee that sets the agenda for veterans care. While Veterans Affairs has received over $43 billion this year alone, some critics have ca

The Dark Knight is the follow up film to Batman Begins , the 2005 movie that rebooted the franchise by going back to Batman's origins. That film was…

In Saturday's Belmont Stakes, Big Brown is vying for the rare Triple Crown of horseracing. Scott Simon previews the race with William Nack, ESPN commentator and author of Secretariat: The Making of a Champion.

At one point Vin Diesel, the muscular star of

Despite decades of trying, scientists still haven't developed the perfect lie-detector test. Critics complain of many problems with the current polygraph test, including that it seems to measure anxiety more than honesty.

The Washington Post reports new pictures and short videos show prisoners being physically and sexually abused at Abu Ghraib last year. According to the paper, sworn statements from detainees describe a range of abuse more brutal than previously reported. Several hundred prisoners at Abu Ghraib were freed Friday. Hear NPR's Eric Westervelt.

Rose has tackled issues like workplace harassment, premarital sex and legalizing prostitution. Such frank discussions of sex have been taboo in India, but Rose is changing the boundaries of dialogue.

Documenting Jay: 17-Year-Old Deported

This year's Carlsbad Music Festival continues to draw young and talented composers and musicians to their alternative classical music festival. Joining us for a performance is the festival's founding ensemble-in-residence, the Calder Quartet. We'll also hear from the winner of this year's composers competition, Kate Moore.

Supporters of a bill to expand a popular children's health insurance program concede they won't have enough votes to override a presidential veto. President Bush now says he's willing to work somethin