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In December, New York Times and Eric Lichtblau broke the news that the Bush administration had authorized a domestic eavesdropping program. Risen's new book is State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration.

Ed Gordon looks back on the life of R&B legend Wilson Pickett. The Alabama native's career spanned four decades and he is best known for his 1960s hits "In the Midnight Hour" and "Mustang Sally." The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee died after suffering a heart attack in Reston, Va.

Albert Brooks has a new movie: Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World. In it, the plays himself -- and he is sent to India and Pakistan by the State Department to find out what makes Muslims laugh.

Rescue teams are trying to find two miners still missing at the Aracoma Mine in Melville, W. Va., about 60 miles southwest of Charleston. Nineteen others escaped Thursday evening when a conveyor belt deep in the mine caught fire. Anna Sale of West Virginia Public Broadcasting reports.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice make an unannounced visit to Baghdad. The two will meet with newly elected Iraqi leaders to show support for the new government.

Federal prosecutors recently announced the indictments of 11 people in an "eco-terrorism" arson conspiracy dating to 1996. Prosecutors say the group was responsible for 17 arson attacks in the West. Hear NPR's Debbie Elliott and Bryan Denson of The Oregonian in Portland, Ore.

A street corner in London's Camden Town region would seem an unlikely place to find an outpost of American soul music. But that's where James Hunter was discovered, singing 1950s harmonies in a smooth style. Hear him recorded live in concert from Philadelphia.

Jurors in Alexandria, Va., spent another day deliberating the fate of Zacarias Moussaoui, deciding whether the al-Qaida conspirator would be put to death. Robert Siegel talks with Professor Janice Nadler of Northwestern University Law School about victim impact statements in a capital case.

John Tayman's book The Colony tells the story of Molokai, the slice of Hawaiian paradise that was turned into an infamous 19th century leper colony. Tayman discusses the book with Renee Montagne.

California broke its record for renewable energy when solar and wind provided enough to meet all consumer demand. At the time, natural gas power plants were still on, a necessity for the grid.