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Philip Wilcox, president for the Foundation for Middle East, talks with Susan Stamberg about efforts to free an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian militants. Does the Israeli incursion make a bad situation worse?

The Supreme Court upholds most of the changes made in Texas's congressional districts, which were redrawn at the urging of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. But the justices ruled that in one district, the map failed to protect minority rights, saying that it violates the Voting Rights Act.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says several insurgent groups have inquired about the amnesty offer in his new national reconciliation plan. Maliki insists that amnesty would not apply to those who have killed U.S. soldiers or Iraqis. Iraqi officials are reportedly negotiating with some insurgent groups.

The three original members of the band Guster met as freshmen at Tufts University in Massachusetts, and never really quite gave up the college gig. And for their fans, that's a good thing. Their latest, critically lauded CD promises to make new fans off-campus.

Georges Simenon's Dirty Snow, a noir chronicle of a mean, vicious soul, is anything but the feel-good read of the summer. But novelist Jim Hynes is going to recommend it to you anyway.

In 1925, the Church Hill tunnel caved in while a train was passing through it. At least two workers were killed at the site in southern Virginia, and the locomotive was never recovered. Now there are plans to uncover the site that has inspired many local legends and mysteries.

A federal grand jury returns guilty verdicts on four of five counts against David Safavian, the former chief procurement officer for the federal government. Safavian was convicted of lying and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors said he tried to cover up his business relationship with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

NPR's Ken Rudin talks about the Connecticut race for the Senate with Republican candidate Alan Schlesinger.

Little-known University of Denver academic Josef Korbel has had an enduring and practical impact on the history of American policy. His two best-known proteges are his daughter, Madeleine Albright, and Condoleezza Rice.

Because Hamas is listed as a terrorist group, the USAID has had to shut down a big project in the West Bank and Gaza aimed at helping the Palestinian economy develop viable private-sector markets and boost job creation.