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It might sound a little crazy, letting just anyone write whatever they want on your Web site. But that's just what Wikis are designed for. Wikipedia.org, for example, lets the public collaborate to build a surprisingly accurate encyclopedia. Commentator David Weinberger says wikis are one example of "social software," intended to allow people to work together with ease.

At the U.N. Security council, three delegates of Iraq's U.S.-appointed governing council outline an ambitious reform program for the nation, from politics to education to the justice system. Most Security Council members welcome the appointment of the governing council, but call for a timetable for ending the U.S. military occupation. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

Our summer reading series continues with Anthony Bourdain, chef, author and host of The Food Network's A Cook's Tour. He's been reading The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen by Jacques Pepin (Houghton Mifflin Co., ISBN: 0618197370); the forthcoming Spanish-language release El Bulli by experimental chef Ferran Adria (Conran Octopus Publishing (U.K.), ISBN: 1840913460); John Burdett's crime novel Bangkok 8 (Knopf, ISBN: 1400040442); and The Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. Higgins (Owl Books, ISBN: 0805065989).

Soldiers with the 2nd Brigade of the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry -- dubbed the "Spartan Brigade" -- were the first U.S. troops to enter Baghdad. But instead of going home, they patrol the dangerous streets of Fallujah and will soon regroup in Kuwait to act as a reserve force. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

President Bush hails the deaths of Saddam Hussein's two sons, who were killed in a gun battle with U.S. forces Tuesday. Bush says their deaths are a sign that the former Iraqi leader's regime "is gone and will not be coming back." Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten.

Host Steve Inskeep talks to ethicist Randy Cohen about a problem sent in by a listener in Rhode Island, who's employed by a cash-strapped company that chronically fails to pay its suppliers.

Pfc. Jessica Lynch returns home to a flag-waving welcome in Palestine, W.Va., and speaks to the media for the first time since her dramatic rescue in April. Lynch had been recuperating at an Army hospital in Washington, D.C., from injuries she received when her unit was ambushed in Iraq March 23. Hear Jeff Young of West Virginia Public Broadcasting.

News analyst Daniel Schorr says weeks after the Africa-uranium story hit the headlines, the Bush administration is still struggling to get its story straight.

Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, questions the Bush administration's handling of post-war Iraq. Lugar suggests the administration has not been forthcoming with the Congress or the American people about the costs of rebuilding Iraq. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

A roadside bomb explodes near a U.S. military convoy north of Baghdad, killing an American soldier and his Iraqi interpreter. U.S. military commanders predict Iraqi resistance fighters will step up their attacks in the coming weeks. NPR's Guy Raz reports.