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Two area hospitals are being recognized for attaining and sustaining excellence in the ways they treat certain medical conditions.The independent…

Their favorite 2023 tracks include music from Rawayana, Maria José Llergo and beyond.

Pakistani authorities say they believe their troops have cornered Osama bin Laden's top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, near the Afghan-Pakistan border. Pakistani forces are engaged in a fierce battle there with tribal leaders and al Qaeda fighters. U.S. officials say they cannot confirm the reports. Hear NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

The Pentagon is expected to replace Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez as the top U.S. commander in Iraq. President Bush called Sanchez "exemplary," and officials say his transfer is part of a long-planned reorganization. Nevertheless, the move leaves the impression in some quarters that the administration is not satisfied with Sanchez's performance in Iraq. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

Songwriter Felice Bryant dies at age 77 at home in Gatlinburg, Tenn. She collaborated with her husband to pen some of the best-known tunes in country music and early rock 'n' roll. Her songs Bye Bye Love and Wake Up Little Susie were Everly Brothers standards, just as Rocky Top became a country standard. NPR's Melissa Block offers a remembrance.

Lana Del Rey balanced bleak beauty with real insight, Young Thug's So Much Fun culminated his influence and Bon Iver offered an album just in time for autumn.

The highway bill signed by President Bush Wednesday is nearly $30 billion richer than what Bush proposed -- and it tops the figure he said he'd veto. The president has said he expects to cut the federal budget deficit in half by 2009, warning that Congress must control spending.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Washington Post writer Henry Allen about his new book, What It Felt Like: Living in the American Century. It's a series of impressionistic vignettes of life in the 1900's, decade by decade. (7:18) What It Felt Like: Living in the American Century is published by Pantheon Books; ISBN: 0375420630.

Joe Biden is again the front-runner in the Democratic presidential race, with Bernie Sanders looking to regain the delegate lead Tuesday, as six more states vote.

Brian Bull of South Dakota Public Radio reports that Native Americans have disporportionately served in the military for their numbers, and yet have not received the public recognition that they deserve.