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Although he was known principally as a political adviser and campaign strategist, Karl Rove has been a critical part of the White House policy operation as well. The adviser's departure could have wide repercussions.

NPR's Michele Norris talks with Robert Pelletreau, former assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs, about three of Iraq's neighbors: Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. These countries are no great friends of Saddam Hussein, but still are wary of a U.S.-led war to remove him.

Attorney General Merrick Garland says the United States is assisting efforts to examine potential war crimes in Ukraine as evidence of violence against civilians mounts.

British troops are due to leave their base in central Basra and move to an airbase 10 miles outside the city; their full withdrawal from Iraq is expected by the end of the year. Military analysts say the United States — already stretched thin in Iraq — most likely will have to send its troops to Basra.

California researchers have discovered that moray eels have a second set of jaws in the back of their throats with razor-sharp teeth that help them catch their prey. The findings are published in the latest issue of the science journal, Nature.

Ride programs often run on limited funding but neither that nor the pandemic has stopped volunteers from assisting those in need.

In an address to the U.N. General Assembly, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asks for international support to stabilize Iraq and bring peace to the region, warning of "disastrous consequences" for the world if the violence continues.

Prime Minister Tony Blair wins a plea to Britain's Parliament to support a British attack on Iraq without U.N. authorization. Blair didn't need Parliament's consent to send troops into battle, but it's the biggest political gamble of his career. Opposition is strong in his own party and across Britain. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

Thirty years ago, two spacecraft blasted from Earth loaded down with special tunes for aliens. Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, carried 27 pieces of music inscribed on a golden record. The spacecraft are still moving out to space mapping the cosmos.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says prices of food commodities like grains and vegetable oils soared in March following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.