Shiite Shrines in Baghdad and Karbala are targeted, killing at least 143 people. Attacks in Pakistan have killed at least 45. The blasts occurred as Shiites marked one of the holiest days in their calendar.

The U.N. releases a report today from inspectors who say they believe there were no WMD in Iraq after 1994.

As U.S. defense officials rotate troops in and out of Iraq, we'll look at the issue of troop preparedness.

A report in Harper's details the emerging trade in body parts.

There's a new plan to have U.S. security personnel stationed at European and Asian airports.

The Supreme Court considers the issue of how Web surfing kids should be shielded from pornography.

NASA has a press conference this afternoon. Speculation is that the topic will be that Mars was once a world rich with water.

The New Orleans-based group remixes Alan Lomax recordings from the 1940s-'60s.