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The last person Jeff Ibrahim expected to face in the gold medal round of a jiu-jitsu competition in California was tech entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg.

Serena Williams was on course for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title when she was stunned by Angelique Kerber at Wimbledon on Saturday.

Justin Bieber, Adele and Beyoncé also made the list, as you might have imagined.

Music affords an escape, takes us back in time to reflect on the present, mirrors our aches and joys and offers serenity. These albums were gifts during difficult times.

President Bush arrives at the G-8 summit in Germany on Wednesday with a new plan on climate change as leaders of major industrialized countries gather for three days. But a bitter debate over missile defense looms over the talks.

Climbers who conquer Japan's tallest mountain will now be able to upload their achievement online immediately. Mount Fuji is getting eight hotspots with free Wi-Fi.

Also: Kenya's president takes the oath of office for a second term; President Trump will visit Capitol Hill today; and the Bali volcano keeps erupting.

Also: NPR's Senior Vice President for News resigns over harassment allegations; scientists say they've found space inside a huge Egyptian pyramid; and the Houston Astros win the World Series.

Pentagon officials confirm that Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, will give up his command this summer. But officials deny the move is linked to allegations that Sanchez knew about abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison. Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the Army's second-ranking general, will replace Sanchez. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Michele Kelemen.

Republicans are feeling pressure to deliver the first overhaul of the federal tax code in more than 30 years after the collapse of the long-promised dismantling of the Affordable Care Act.