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M. (Matt) Ward's bittersweet lyrics and understated delivery have made him a favorite on the underground music scene. His latest CD is Transfiguration of Vincent.

Through tips, maps, and satellite photos, Window Seat, a new "travel guide" for frequent flyers, helps decipher the North American landscape from 35,000 feet in the air - the perspective from your airplane seat. NPR's Andrea Seabrook speaks to author Gregory Dicum.

Preliminary hearings in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal begin in Baghdad with a bombshell allegation: A witness testifies that a U.S. colonel in military intelligence helped to cover up the beating death of a detainee. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and Jackie Spinner of The Washington Post.

Robert Ballard returns to explore the Titanic 19 years after he first located the world's most famous shipwreck. With new technology, including improved robotic subs, high-definition cameras and better lighting, Ballard says large sections of the sunken ocean liner are coming into view that weren't visible in his previous expeditions in the mid-1980s.

The psychologist who laid the intellectual foundations of cognitive therapy wasn't always lauded by the mental health community. In fact, Dr. Albert Ellis believed most psychologists and psychiatrists hated him -- and thought cognitive therapy was superficial. Ellis is now regarded as one of the most influential psychotherapists of the last century. NPR's Alix Spiegel reports. Editor's Note: This segment contains strong language.

Supporters of outgoing CIA Director George Tenet say he leaves behind an agency with greater morale, increased covert-operation capabilities and much-improved relations with the U.S. president. But critics say Tenet's support of faulty intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction crossed the line into policy advocacy. Hear NPR's Mike Shuster.

A previously unreleased song by Nick Drake has been discovered decades after the drug-overdose death of the critically lauded singer-songwriter. The song, 'Tow the Line,' is from Made to Love Magic, a new compilation of Drake outtakes and remixes, set to be released in the U.S. in late June. Critic Tom Moon has a review.

Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi says that if violence continues in Iraq, it may become necessary to delay a deadline to hold elections by the end of January of next year. Allawi's comments came just days before the June 30 U.S. handover of power to the new government. NPR's Deborah Amos reports.

Nearly two months of running battles between U.S. troops and radical Shiite militiamen in the southern Iraqi cities of Najaf and Kufa may be over. The U.S.-appointed provincial governor says both sides will withdraw from the cities, home to some of the most sacred shrines in Shiite Islam. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Deborah Amos.

"I hope we can raise our voices to protect our right to have a safe abortion," the pop star said, prompting cheers from the audience.