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Former CIA director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who retired a day after the Democratic sweep of Congress.

A U.S. federal judge is preventing the Pentagon from sending a Guantanamo Bay detainee to Tunisia because of allegations he would face torture there.

Ameriquest, a high-flying sub-prime lender during the housing boom, was accused of predatory lending by state prosecutors. The company now faces a class-action lawsuit by borrowers.

At the peak of San Diego's wildfires, Qualcomm Stadium served as a shelter for up to 10,000 evacuees. Now, the shelter is about to close, as people return to their homes — or what's left of them.

The case of Michael Vick has brought public attention to dogfighting, which is illegal. Tio Hardiman, who works at CeaseFire, a Chicago anti-violence group, talks with Robert Siegel about the prevalence of dogfighting in the Windy City.

A highway bridge carrying I-35 West traffic over the Mississippi River collapsed during rush hour on Wednesday night. Guests discuss the current status of the recovery efforts in Minneapolis and the health of the United States' infrastructure.

The rising Mississippi River has broken through a half-dozen levees and forced major bridges to close. The record high water is consuming towns in its path.

Live election results: Get the latest on Illinois' Senate, House and gubernatorial primary races.

The back rooms at a Harvard University museum are filled with millions of items that will never be displayed. But curators just can't bring themselves to throw anything away.

Despite construction delays, fears of terrorism and slow ticket sales, the summer Olympic games are about to get underway in Athens. Join NPR's Neal Conan and guests for a preview of the city, the sports, the scandals and the super-athletes.