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NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Bruce Hoffman, terrorism specialist and acting director of the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy, about the latest reports that al Qaeda has recruited thousands of new members and is planning attacks in the United States in the near future.

NPR's Alex Chadwick chats with Slate contributor Fred Kaplan about President Bush's Monday night speech laying out the U.S. strategy in Iraq. Kaplan believes that this effort came late, but that many of the president's ideas represented a step forward.

For some former gang members, removing old tattoos is a painful but crucial step to leaving their violent pasts behind. In East Los Angeles, a free tattoo removal program aims to help these ex-gang members turn their lives around. Mary Beth Kirchner reports.

Marking the dedication of the World War II Memorial, NPR's Susan Stamberg profiles former Army combat nurse Katherine Flynn Nolan, who cared for U.S. and German soldiers as well as concentration camp survivors.

The federal government has just issued the largest survey to date of Americans' use of complementary and alternative medicine. The findings compile data on who uses alternative treatments like echinacea and acupuncture, and why. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

As the Democratic Republic of Congo struggles to recover from a five-year civil war, one priority is restoring a vital rail link in the central African nation's interior. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports.

Twenty-five years ago, Babs Reynolds fled her violent ex-husband and escaped to the frigid, remote town of Whittier, Alaska. Having grown accustomed to the harsh conditions, she never expects to leave –- even though her ex-husband has since died. Journalist Jake Halpern talks to Reynolds in the second of a five-part series based on his book Braving Home.

U.S.-led special operations troops in Iraq free four Western hostages who had been kidnapped in April. Although few details were available about the operation, a security source said three Italians and a Pole were released in a raid 11 miles south of Baghdad. Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez said a number of men were captured during the raid. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Emily Harris.

President Bush says George Tenet has resigned as CIA director for "personal reasons" and will leave the spy agency next month. Tenet has been under intense fire for intelligence failures in Iraq. His deputy will lead the agency temporarily until a successor is found. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

Authorities now say that all the missing from the collapse in Changsha had been accounted for, according to state broadcaster CCTV.