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In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked President Trump's bid to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Amy Howe {how} of SCOTUSblog about the implications.

A day before the start of the Tour de France, star riders Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso have been banned from cycling's top event over doping allegations. Other competitors are also implicated. Phil Liggett of the Outdoor Life Network details the scandal for Madeleine Brand.

George Mason University is the Cinderella team of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The 11th seed Patriots stunned top-ranked Connecticut on Sunday to make it to the Final Four next weekend in Indianapolis.

The former southern African breadbasket of Zimbabwe is in the midst of an economic and social meltdown. Zimbabwe's annual inflation tops 1,000 percent, the highest in the world. The country's economy has shrunk by almost a third since 2000. And there are regular shortages of everything from gasoline to basic food staples.

Iraq's interim prime minister says that war-crimes trials will begin next week for top officials of Saddam Hussein's former regime. Ayad Allawi made the announcement while speaking to Iraq's National Council. He did not say when Saddam Hussein might face trial. Hear NPR's Mike Shuster.

SplashData, an Internet security services firm, has released its annual list of 25 worst Internet passwords. Topping the list: "123456" and "password."

The top bathroom in America is currently at Philadelphia's Longwood Gardens, where 17 commodious chambers are built into what the facility says is the largest "green wall" on the continent.

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey's visit comes as the U.S. prepares to deploy 1,500 military advisors to Iraq.

NPR's Robert Siegel sits down with Oscar Paz Suaznabar, who has played at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and on the NPR show From The Top.

These three songs, from Clark's incendiary new album This Land, roar with the assurance and force of a showman at the top of his game.