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Foreign correspondent Dexter Filkins suggests the Pakistanis might've enlisted the C.I.A.'s help to arrest a Taliban leader, so that he couldn't participant in peace talks.

NPR's resident film music buff Andy Trudeau picks his top ten movie scores of all-time.

Crude oil prices hit record highs of more than $70 a barrel. At the end of trading Tuesday, the price settled at $71.60 -- a 95-cent increase over Monday's record close. President Bush, saying he is concerned about higher gas prices, promised the government would stop any price gouging.

A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.

For the first time in history, all 10 acts on the "Billboard Top 10" are black. Nine of the 10 are rap acts, and the top spot is held by Pop/R&B songstress Beyonce and Dancehall Reggae star Sean Paul.

The government is set to shutdown at the end of the day Friday. Shutdowns have evolved in recent years from rare collapses of government function to increasingly frequent political tools.

Scientists have discovered what they say is the earliest known rock art, in a cave in Indonesia. They say the image dates to more than 67,000 years ago.

Slate film critic David Edelstein tells us his top movies of 2004, and recommends current holiday releases. Edelstein says that in 2004, some high-profile winners -- and losers -- hit the nation's big screens.

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Friday announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners detained for political reasons.

As Florida residents continue the post-hurricane clean up, economists are tabulating the overall cost of Frances. Government and insurance industry officials estimate the insured losses from the storm will fall somewhere between $3 billion and $6 billion. NPR's David Schaper reports.

The world's top skier, Bode Miller, has apologized after admitting on 60 Minutes that he has skied in a race while still drunk from the night before. Miller is perhaps the greatest American alpine skier ever and will be one of the most visible U.S. athletes at the upcoming Olympics in Turin, Italy.

An ICE unit from the US Department of Homeland Security is playing a role providing security at the Winter Games. At past Olympics, their involvement would have been unremarkable. But after the violence in Minneapolis, many Italians protesting in Milan say ICE agents are no longer welcome.