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Hamid Karzai has led Afghanistan through the transition from Taliban rule and two years of reconstruction. Now he's preparing Afghanistan for its first democratic election. He spoke recently with NPR's Renee Montagne about the future of his nation.

Ceremonies in Dublin and across Europe mark the latest expansion of the European Union. Ten new nations -- eight from the former Soviet bloc -- have joined the EU. With 455 million people, the EU now surpasses the United States as the world's biggest economy. NPR's Nick Spicer reports.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Rashid Khalidi about his new book Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East. Khalidi is a critic of the Bush administration's Iraq policy, which he believes is doomed to fail. Iraqis, he says, are mistrustful of the United States because of the West's colonial domination of the Middle East for the past two centuries.

The upcoming initial public offering of stock planned by Google will break with market tradition. It will be a Dutch auction. That means anyone can place a bid for shares online, rather than a select few initial investors. It's an unconventional approach from an unconventional company. NPR's Elaine Korry reports.

Inventor Robert Edison Fulton, Jr., died last Friday in Connecticut at the age of 95. One of his many inventions was the 1940s Airphibian, a combination of a plane and a car, which he flew and drove for tens of thousands of miles. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Dorothy Cochrane, a curator at the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum.

Rising U.S. casualties, confusion about U.S. efforts to end violence in places such as Fallujah, and allegations of Iraqi prisoner abuse have many questioning the viability of U.S. policy on Iraq. Many blame the lack of a clear chain of command for the chaos. Some analysts say U.S. goals for Iraq are no longer attainable. Hear NPR's Mike Shuster.

Americans accessing health care services in Canada would have to pay out of pocket, and likely would need to overcome extra travel and logistical hurdles.

Alongside her daughter Wynonna, Naomi Judd, who died on April 30, willed one of the most riveting acts in country music into being through persistence and sacrifice.

Republican candidates backed by the former president had a good night in Ohio and Indiana primaries Tuesday night. Atop the list is Ohio GOP Senate nominee J.D. Vance.

NPR's Jerome Vaughn reports from Chicago on the growing popularity of meal preparation and delivery services. The businesses offer healthy meals to customers too busy to cook and calculate diet requirements.