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White House deputy Karl Rove was the source Time reporter Mathew Cooper risked jail to protect in an inquiry into the leak of a CIA agent's name, according to Newsweek. Rove apparently didn't name agent Valerie Plame, saying instead that she was former ambassador Joseph Wilson's wife.

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C. has a tiny new attraction: a five-ounce baby panda bear. Mother Mei Xiang gave birth early Saturday. The zoo's chief veterinarian, Suzan Murray, has more on mother bear and her newborn cub.

Florida lawmakers are looking into allegations that several of the state's farm labor camps are run like modern-day slave operations, where workers rack up huge debts and are sometimes paid with drugs.

Iraqi officials announce they have filed the first formal criminal charges against Saddam Hussein and members of his former regime. Saddam and others are accused of responsibility for the 1982 massacre of Shiite residents of Dujail, a town where there had been an attempt on Saddam's life.

British police said Friday that more than 50 people were killed in Thursday's rush-hour attacks in London. Police also confirmed that four bombs exploded -- three on underground trains and one on a double-decker bus. Nick Fielding, senior reporter for The Financial Times in London, talks about the reaction of Scotland Yard to the bombings.

The parody movie Airplane!, a source of favorite comedic bits that are still recalled in conversations today, is marking its 25th anniversary. Brothers Jerry and David Zucker wrote the film with Jim Abrahams, who also directed.

The Harp Consort has produced a new CD of ancient songs from the Isle of Guernsey: Les Travailleurs de la Mer. Director Andrew Lawrence-King, a native of Guernsey, tells Sheilah Kast about the project.

With Al Jazeera taking the lead, Arabic-language news networks are shifting strategy due to increased competition and pressure from Arab governments unhappy with their political coverage.

Don Roos, the director of The Opposite of Sex, directs a film with 10 stories and intertwining characters. Happy Endings stars Lisa Kudrow, Laura Dern, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Ritter and others.

The highly anticipated sixth installment of J.K. Rowling's novel about a child wizard was released Saturday. NPR's Neva Grant followed two youngsters who spent the weekend immersed in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.