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Iraqi officials announce they have filed the first formal criminal charges against Saddam Hussein and members of his former regime. Saddam and others are accused of responsibility for the 1982 massacre of Shiite residents of Dujail, a town where there had been an attempt on Saddam's life.

The Masters of Harmony are a barbershop chorus (not a quartet) from southern California who hold six international singing titles.

President Bush's political adviser, Karl Rove, comes under scrutiny from critics who say Rove is the informant that leaked the identity of a CIA operative. The White House has defended Rove while Senate Democrats are saying he should be fired.

The work of the artist formerly known as James Jewell Osterburg Jr. is collected in a new CD, A Million in Prizes: The Iggy Pop Anthology. Iggy Pop's career began in the late 1960s as frontman for The Stooges. A solo career produced more pioneering music even as Pop overcame a heroin addiction.

White House deputy Karl Rove was the source Time reporter Mathew Cooper risked jail to protect in an inquiry into the leak of a CIA agent's name, according to Newsweek. Rove apparently didn't name agent Valerie Plame, saying instead that she was former ambassador Joseph Wilson's wife.

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C. has a tiny new attraction: a five-ounce baby panda bear. Mother Mei Xiang gave birth early Saturday. The zoo's chief veterinarian, Suzan Murray, has more on mother bear and her newborn cub.

Dr. Francis DuFrayne is a gastroenterologist in his 50s at the Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He is also a captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He recently returned from a six-month tour of duty in Iraq, where he was called up to treat wounded soldiers. While he was in Iraq, his son was also serving there in the Marines.

The parody movie Airplane!, a source of favorite comedic bits that are still recalled in conversations today, is marking its 25th anniversary. Brothers Jerry and David Zucker wrote the film with Jim Abrahams, who also directed.

The Harp Consort has produced a new CD of ancient songs from the Isle of Guernsey: Les Travailleurs de la Mer. Director Andrew Lawrence-King, a native of Guernsey, tells Sheilah Kast about the project.

The highly anticipated sixth installment of J.K. Rowling's novel about a child wizard was released Saturday. NPR's Neva Grant followed two youngsters who spent the weekend immersed in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.