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Palestinians have been watching the Israeli army evict Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip with undisguised satisfaction. But many are worried about what the future may hold.

A ban on the use of the word "mate" is rescinded in Australia, which is surely good news. But doesn't America need its own version of "mate" to help us all get along? Whaddya think, bud? Hey, hoss?

Celebrities and common folk celebrated the life of journalist Hunter Thompson Saturday night, then cheered as his ashes were loaded into shells and fired into the skies over his ranch outside Aspen. NPR's Loren Jenkins, a close friend, was in attendance.

Pope Benedict XVI is creating a style of his own, though he's less likely to encourage a cult of personality than his predecessor. He's a hit with young Catholics gathering in Cologne, and he's reaching out to other faiths, too.

Israeli soldiers break through burning barricades surrounding a synogogue in Gadid in a bid to evict protesters at the Gaza settlement. Israeli authorities say the pullout is ahead of schedule despite some resistance.

Prime Minister Tony Blair calls for new laws to allow the deportation of foreign nationals who promote hate language or advocate violence. The government is requesting a variety of new powers to crack down on Islamist extremism.

Ripley's Believe It or Not Museums are headquartered in Orlando, Fla. Once a month, a curator sorts through curious artifacts to decide what is going to end up in their 26 museums.

It was inevitable — with more bandwidth and faster Internet connections, some bloggers have become vloggers. A growing community of people are turning their lives into grassroots reality TV.

As an aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Andrew Young helped draft the legislation that became the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Young talks with Scott Simon about the ongoing fight to protect minorities' voting rights.

After the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, Washington sent a team of researchers to interview eyewitnesses. Only one interview was conducted in English. A Russian woman living near the destroyed city tells her tale of seeing people caught by the blast. Hear a part of her story.