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Legendary photographer, filmmaker, and musician Gordon Parks has died. Parks captured America, but more specifically, black America as a photographer for Life magazine for 20 years. Washington D.C. photographer Jason Miccilo Johnson talks with Michele Norris about Parks, who was a personal mentor to Johnson.

Vice President Dick Cheney will formally accept the Republican Party's nomination for a second term as President Bush's running mate Wednesday night. Over the last four years, Cheney has been Bush's most influential adviser, an emissary to conservatives and a lightning rod for critics. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

An Army investigation finds that more than two dozen members of an intelligence unit at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq played a role in abuses of prisoners there. The head of the investigation says there was "serious misconduct and a loss of moral values" at Abu Ghraib. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

Classified annexes to Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba's report on abuses at Abu Ghraib paint the most vivid and disturbing picture of daily life at the prison to date. The documents describe prisoners knee-deep in mud, inedible food and poorly provisioned guards.

Singer Beyonce Knowles wins five awards at the 46th annual Grammys Sunday for her first solo CD, Dangerously in Love. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, from hip-hop duo OutKast, wins album of the year, while Coldplay takes home the record of the year award. Hear NPR's Mandalit del Barco.

Julia Child, the celebrated chef, author and TV personality who brought French cooking to U.S. audiences, is dead at 91. Child taught millions how to cook and helped elevate the nation's culinary standards.

At least 20 people are killed when a car bomb explodes near a crowd of men seeking jobs with the Iraqi National Guard in Kirkuk. It's the latest in a series of attacks targeting Iraq's nascent security forces. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and Rajiv Chandrasekeran of "The Washington Post".

The rebuilding of the World Trade Center officially begins, as a 20-ton piece of granite is lowered into place. The slab will serve as the cornerstone of the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower, which has design elements that echo the Statue of Liberty. Hear Dan Blumberg of member station WNYC.

Columbus police say a large fistfight led to at least four people being shot outside a north side strip club early Wednesday morning.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin electrified the crowd Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention. The vice presidential nominee attacked Barack Obama, praised John McCain and pushed back against criticism that she is too inexperienced to be on the ticket.