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It's the new chorus of the computer age: "You've got spyware!" It can take the shape of a green alligator, a purple monkey, or a colorful new toolbar that suddenly appears on your Web browser. These stealth programs can fill your screen with a blizzard of pop-up ads, or disable your computer entirely. NPR's Susan Stone reports.

The U.S. military in Iraq launches Operation Desert Scorpion, conducting house-to-house searches and detaining dozens of Iraqis believed to be Baath Party loyalists or members of terrorist organizations. The largest raids occur in Fallujah, where coordinated attacks on American troops have increased in recent weeks. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.

Actor Hume Cronyn died Monday at the age of 91. NPR's Ari Shapiro has an appreciation.

A sniper kills an American soldier and several explosions rock Baghdad as U.S. forces in Iraq continue to face attacks despite a week-long military campaign to quell the violence. The U.S. civil administration says it will create a new criminal court to try those accused of inciting violence against U.S. and British military forces. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

Music Critic Tom Moon reviews Everybody Loves You, the debut CD from Kaki King, a twenty-three-year old self-taught guitarist. The album is available from Velour Records.

Robert Siegel talks with Kanan Makiya, a high-ranking member of the Iraqi opposition. Makiya is also aprofessor of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies at Brandeis University, and author of Cruelty and Silence.

U.S. air and ground troops attack what military officials call a suspected guerilla training camp, killing about 70 anti-U.S. forces. In a separate incident, 27 Iraqi fighters die when a U.S. armored patrol returns fire after coming under attack north of Baghdad. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

Thousands of Iraqis in Fallujah chant anti-U.S. slogans after an explosion at a local mosque kills at least nine people. Fallujah residents blame U.S. forces for the blast, but U.S. officials deny involvement. Meanwhile, six American soldiers are wounded in two separate attacks in and around Baghdad. NPR's Kate Seelye reports.

The U.S. imports more oil from Latin America than from all Middle Eastern countries combined. Oil wealth has long generated dreams of prosperity, but in the lands of production, the reserves have often brought political and economic instability. In the first of a three-part series, Sandy Tolan looks at what went wrong with Venezuela's oil dream.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Rob Bourdaud'hui, a British-born U.S. resident and former disc jockey, about what he's listening to this summer. Listen to clips of his ideas.