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Former Bush Press Secretary Scott McClellan's memoir didn't just blast the White House, it also blasted the media for failing to ask tougher questions in the run-up to the Iraq war. Jonathan Landay, national security correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers, was among the few reporters who did question the administration's claims about the war.

Some of Hollywood's most famous movie sets are in ruins after Sunday's huge fire at Universal Studios. The fire burned for more than 12 hours.

Scott McClellan was with President Bush when he was governor of Texas. He came to Washington as the ultimate Bush loyalist. Now the former press secretary has written a new book, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception, that's critical of the administration.

Published images of a vast nuclear submarine base on China's Hainan Island trouble Indian officials, who fear the base will enable the Chinese navy to dominate crucial sea lanes in the Indian Ocean.

Hockey's Stanley Cup Finals get under way Saturday night. The Detroit Red Wings are hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins in what experts are calling a match-up made in "hockey heaven." Damien Cox, a columnist for the Toronto Star talks with Guy Raz about the series.

The Democratic presidential rivals split Tuesday's primary races. Sen. Hillary Clinton won big in Kentucky, but Sen. Barack Obama's victory in Oregon pushed him closer to the nomination.

Nearly 20,000 people have been declared dead in the wake of Monday's earthquake in southwestern China. NPR's Melissa Block and Robert Siegel were on the ground, covering the quake and its aftermath from the beginning. Today, they take a step back to discuss their experiences with Michele Norris.

Passengers of the Ambassador Cruise Line had just arrived in the Faroe Islands when a group of small boats drove the whales to shallow water for killing, part of a long-standing local tradition.

California's Supreme Court has thrown out state laws banning gay marriage. The move means gay couples could legally get married there as soon as next month. Opponents of the ruling hope to ban gay marriage through a constitutional amendment.

Nintendo's hotly anticipated Wii Fit goes on sale Monday. Other companies are already trying to jump on the "active gaming" bandwagon by coming out with devices of their own that plug into the Wii.