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The FBI won't close the investigation into the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people. On Wednesday, the FBI is expected to share some evidence against scientist Bruce Ivins who committed suicide after emerging as a key suspect in the attacks.

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, whose office was a target of the anthrax attacks in 2001, says he wants to know more about the investigation that pointed to scientist Bruce Ivins as the government's main suspect. Ivins died last week in what has been ruled a suicide.

Georgia this weekend prepared for increased ground attacks as Russia sent more troops and hundreds of tanks into the breakaway province of South Ossetia on Saturday. President Bush urged Russia and Georgia Saturday morning to declare a cease fire.

The Justice Department has made some evidence public in the case of scientist Bruce Ivins, the government's suspect in the 2001 anthrax mailings that killed five people. A U.S. attorney said he is confident that the evidence would have been enough to make the case in court. Ivins committed suicide last week.

Regular featured guest Loriene Roy has completed her term as president of the American Library Association. In an exit interview, Roy shares highlights from her time leading the group, what the future holds for her and one final list of suggested literary "musts" for the inquiring mind.

The FBI released documents Wednesday, including e-mails written by Bruce Ivins, the Army scientist who killed himself after learning he was the prime suspect in the anthrax attacks investigation. The e-mails reflect what many call evidence of Ivins' declining grip on reality.

The Treasury Department on Sunday proposed a three-part rescue plan to bolster housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The plan aims to calm jittery investors while enabling the two government-chartered companies to remain public.

President Bush signs a housing bill that could help struggling homeowners stay in their homes and stabilize the nation's troubled housing market, while tightening regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. NPR's Brian Naylor discusses the bill and explains the key points that every homeowner should know.

A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily paused a lower court's order limiting executive branch officials' communications with social media companies about controversial online posts.

The man whose books on Soviet-era gulags earned him international acclaim and years of exile from his homeland has died. Alexander Solzhenitsyn died Sunday of heart failure. He was 89. Although Solzhenitsyn continued to write through his last years, it is largely his early work that he is remembered for today.