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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon meets Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas for the first time in four months. The two leaders will discuss, among other things, the Israeli pullout from Gaza in August.

When Chip Taylor saw Carrie Rodriguez play at the 2001 South by Southwest Music Festival, he knew he needed to share the stage with her. An invitation to tour together followed, and eventually the two ended up collaborating, blending harmonies with Rodriguez's fiddle.

All music is not created equal — and some songs are best at certain times of the year. That's the theory of art student Gwen Zabicki. Her tastes range from 1940's lounge music to the very latest in Japanese pop.

Citigroup says computer tapes containing the Social Security numbers and other private data of almost 4 million customers are missing. UPS was transporting the tapes to a credit bureau in Texas when they disappeared. So far, there is no evidence that any of the data has been misused.

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that federal authorities may prosecute people who use marijuana on doctor's orders. In a 6-to-3 decision, the court found that federal laws prohibiting marijuana use trump state laws that legalize the drug's medical use.

Sens. Mike DeWine and George Voinovich, both Republicans from Ohio, have defied party leadership on two key issues in recent weeks. Voinovich has opposed John Bolton's nomination to be U.N. ambassador, while DeWine helped defuse a showdown on judicial filibusters. David Welna visited southwestern Ohio to see how their constituents view the maverick senators.

Herbie Hancock is widely regarded as one of jazz music's most influential players, crossing boundaries of rock, soul, funk and infusing elements of jazz in many different genres. His new album Possibilities hits stores Tuesday.

It's time for an end-of-summer poetry treat: NPR's Tom Cole reads "Blackberry Picking," from Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney, found in Opened Ground: Selected Poems 1966-1996.

Steve Inskeep visits a convention of law-enforcement groups and reports on the growing business of high-tech gadgets.

Afghan-American photographer Masood Kamandy discusses his effort to create a four-year bachelor's degree program in photography at Kabul University in Afghanistan.