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Celebrated film producer Richard Zanuck, whose latest movie is director Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, discusses his wide-ranging career and Hollywood today.

How do we open ourselves to the connections that can unite us even across racial, political or religious differences? Iranian-born writer Azar Nafisi finds the answer in a classic of American literature.

As President Bush prepares to nominate a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a battle looms among various groups on the political spectrum. NPR looks back at recent Supreme Court confirmation fights.

Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip beginning next week will uproot some 8,000 Jewish settlers. The planned pullout has provoked deep divisions within Israel. Among Palestinians, the move brings much confusion and uncertainty about what the withdrawal will mean.

John Richardson Jr.'s father was CIA station chief in Saigon in the early 1960s. But the senior Richardson said little about his job until late in life. His son builds on the recollections for an "investigative memoir."

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard invokes a new state law in an effort to seize control of the school district in Colorado City, Ariz. Goddard says district funds have been drained to benefit a polygamist group and school officials.

The federal government is expected to pay $24 billion in farm subsidies this year. Critics, including quite a few farmers, say taxpayers shouldn't pay for corn or cotton surpluses. Instead, they say the funds should go toward things that benefit the public, such as cleaner water and a healthier environment.

Hurricane Dennis has weakened but still remains potentially destructive, with winds of 120 miles per hour. A report from the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Ed Gordon discusses Wednesday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Discovery with NASA's acting chief operating officer Frederick Gregory, a veteran of three shuttle flights and the first African-American shuttle commander. It is the first shuttle mission since February 2003, when the Columbia shuttle broke apart while re-entering Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members.

British novelist Ian McEwan discusses how Londoners are reacting to this week's terrorist attacks. He says people in the city remained remarkably calm in the face of the attacks, and that the bombings actually brought out a sense of solidarity among the city's diverse population.