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Taurasi leaves her basketball career as the most decorated woman to ever play, with three WNBA titles, three NCAA titles and six Olympic gold medals to her name.

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.

The dark thriller with contemporary political overtones was adapted by the Wachowski brothers, of Matrix fame. But the authors of the graphic novel, written in the 1980s, have distanced themselves from the film, which follows a masked rebel battling a fascist state.

In signs the health care market may be maturing, an analysis of insurance filings shows premiums will rise less than 4 percent on average and companies plan to market more policies in more places.

Former President George H.W. Bush was a leader in a formidable political dynasty: the son of a senator, the father of a governor — and of the 43rd president. George W. Bush will eulogize his father.

We speak with JOHN BARTH, senior producer of Marketplace and former colleague from WHYY, about life in L.A. following this morning''s earthquake.

George W. Bush will claim the presidential nomination of the Republican Party in Philadelphia next week, reaching a new high in a political career that began without much fanfare in Texas more than two decades ago. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on George W. Bush's early forays into business and politics in West Texas.

Reviewer David Greenberger has been listening to the latest release of the British pianist and accordion player Geraint Watkins, Dial 'W' for Watkins.

His starring role as George W. Bush in the Oliver Stone film W. was just one in a series of high-profile jobs for Josh Brolin — including the Oscar-winner No Country for Old Men. He was also seen last year in American Gangster and In The Valley of Elah.

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the new head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says she'll focus her time in charge on getting more Americans insured.