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A right-leaning think tank is touting a new report they say shows Ohio would lose more than 11,000 jobs under a plan to more than triple the hourly…

Military police in Britain arrest a man after a U.K. newspaper publishes images allegedly showing British troops beating and kicking Iraqi youths. Officials refuse to reveal where the arrest was made or confirm whether the arrested man was a serving soldier.

The Pentagon recommends closing 33 major bases and realigning another 29. In total, it seeks to shut more than 150 military installations. The government estimates the cuts would result in a net loss of 29,000 military and civilian jobs at a savings of nearly $49 billion over 20 years. It is the first round of base closings proposed in a decade.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says accused enemy combatants being held at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will have their cases reviewed once a year by a new special panel. Rumsfeld also indicates some of the prisoners could be held indefinitely, or until the United States determines they no longer pose a threat. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi agreed to a deal that limits her tenure as the next speaker of the House to four years in return for the votes to officially install her in the top post in January.

West of Iraq's capital, U.S. warplanes continue to attack targets in Fallujah, where Sunni Muslim insurgents remain in control. In Baghdad, little fighting took place just one day after a surge of violence. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Peter Kenyon.

Seven American prisoners of war rescued by U.S. Marines early Sunday are found to be in relatively good condition and released after medical examinations in Kuwait. Meanwhile, family members of the five Army soldiers and two pilots, who were missing for more than three weeks, celebrate the good news. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Eric Niiler.

Hear some of the action from the nail-biting final rounds of the 78th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. This year, 273 kids came to Washington in the hopes of winning the competition.

Less than two years after emerging from bankruptcy, US Airways once again seeks Chapter 11 protection from creditors. In its court filing, the carrier cited high fuel costs and failed cost-cutting negotiations from its labor unions, including pilots. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

On a campaign trip through the Midwest, President Bush defends his decision to invade Iraq, saying it was justified despite that no weapons of mass destruction have been found. Before a crowd of supporters in Marquette, Mich., the president emphasized that the U.N. Security Council and other U.S. leaders had found Iraq to be a threat. Hear NPR's Andrea Seabrook.