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Karl Rove, credited for the rise of President Bush, steps down. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney wins the Iowa Straw Poll. Former Gov. Tommy Thompson is dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination after finishing sixth in the poll.

The Bush administration castigated Congress on Friday for not passing comprehensive immigration legislation and proposed rules that would require employers to fire people whose Social Security numbers don't match that agency's records.

The Bush administration has imposed new rules for the State Children's Health Insurance Program that state officials say may result in loss of coverage for thousands of kids. Congress has been working to renew the program, which is set to expire at the end of next month.

The mine where three rescuers died trying to rescue six trapped miners will be closed, co-owner Bob Murray tells NPR. He also says that a sixth hole may be drilled in an attempt to find the trapped miners.

Experts question whether the Crandall Canyon mine in Utah, where six coal miners were trapped, should have been operating at all. With high demand, and a high price, for coal, mine safety is sometimes compromised by digging into areas that have already been stressed.

Princess Diana died 10 years ago. She left an indelible mark on Britain and the world. Tina Brown, author of The Diana Chronicles, talks about Diana's legacy.

The pact between the two countries is likely to raise concerns among the South Pacific island's traditional partners including Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

As the storm makes its way toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, residents are bracing for what meteorologists are saying could become a Category 5 hurricane — packing winds of up to 150 miles per hour. NPR's Sue Goodwin gives an update from Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

An Iranian-American scholar who had been jailed for months in Iran has been freed on bail. Haleh Esfandiari, director of the Middle East program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, was on the way to the Tehran airport in December when she was seized.

This week, U.S. intelligence agencies produced a new assessment of the violence in Iraq and the chances for political reconciliation there. The last National Intelligence Estimate in February said the security situation in Iraq was dire and getting worse. The latest report says it could "continue to improve modestly."