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Stephen Hadley worked largely behind the scenes during the first Bush term. Now Hadley will succeed Condoleezza Rice as National Security Adviser. Hadley acted as Rice's deputy for the past four years, and has served in Republican administrations going as far back as Richard Nixon. Hear NPR's Mike Shuster.

A week after two renowned red-tailed hawks were evicted from their perch on a co-op building above Fifth Avenue, the co-op is allowing them to come back, if they choose. The co-op worked out an agreement with representatives from the city's parks department and the Audubon Society. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

The White House seems to be standing firmly behind Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, despite increasing complaints about his performance. This week, some prominent Republicans and retired generals went public with criticisms. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

Mothercoin, by Elizabeth Cummins Muñoz, takes an intimate look at the lives of immigrant nannies in Houston, and how their work in private homes affects their relationship with their own children.

The Federal Communications Commission agrees to consider ending its ban on cell phone use during airline flights. But the Federal Aviation Administration still has to decide whether the idea is safe. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

From Salvation Army kettles outside the supermarket to glossy pamphlets in the mailbox, this is the season when many charities have their hands out. Watchdog groups suggest donors do a little digging to make sure they get their charitable money's worth. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

NPR's Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is Stephen Grady from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station WSCL in Salisbury, Md.

Newsweek apologizes to victims of deadly protests in Afghanistan and acknowledges reporting errors in a May 9 report that U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay desecrated the Quran. The magazine has acknowledged some reporting errors in the item.

The Homeland Security Department and city officials around the United States increase the terror alert level to Orange on mass-transit lines in light of transit bombings in London. Officials are encouraging commuters to travel as usual, while keeping an eye out for suspicious activity.

Jeffrey White, former chief of Middle East intelligence at the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency, discusses the current U.S. offensive near Iraq's Syrian border. He notes the military's problems with measuring success in the battle against the insurgency.

A new exhibit opening Saturday at the American Museum of Natural History in New York puts the latest dinosaur discoveries on display. The ambitious project presents a vision of the world 130 million years ago, recreating how extinct creatures lived and moved.

In recent weeks, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe ordered the demolition of shantytowns and left thousands of people without homes or livelihood. Host Renee Montagne speaks with Andrew Meldrum about his book Where We Have Hope: A Memoir of Zimbabwe. Meldrum lived and worked as a journalist in Zimbabwe for 23 years, until he was expelled by the Mugabe regime.