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NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Judith Yaphe, senior research fellow at National Defense University about the demographic make-up of Iraq, and how that will affect Iraq's future. She says Sunni Arabs account for only about 17 percent of the population. Shia Arabs 60 percent; Kurds -- mostly Sunni -- about 20 percent; and Turkmen only about three percent, though they claim much higher numbers.

The Assassins' Gate is New Yorker reporter George Packer's scathing account of the Bush administration's push to change the political future of the Middle East through force.

Questions about President Bush's time in the Texas National Guard resurface, as the Associated Press reports it has been unable to find military documents to explain gaps in his service. Records released by the Pentagon add new details but don't account for the missing months. Hear NPR's Eric Niiler.

The first public audit of the Coalition Provisional Authority's management of $18 billion of Iraqi funds is due this week. An interim report says CPA accounting practices were prone to error and open to fraud. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Political leaders in New Mexico call for accountability after a convicted felon and failed GOP legislative candidate was arrested for conspiring to shoot up homes and offices of elected Democrats.

Socializing topped the list of stress reducers for those dealing with a great deal of stress, according to an NPR poll. Prayer, meditation, exercise and playing with pets were also common responses.

Five years after Hurricane Maria, PRoTechos, a local nonprofit, helps repair damaged roofs the government overlooked or that were fixed poorly. It also trains people to make future repairs themselves.

Cruise ships account for only 1 percent of reported norovirus cases, while 25 percent come from contaminated food. Sick workers at restaurants and cafeterias often spread the virus.

In a statement Monday, the R&B singer's management referred to the #MuteRKelly campaign as "a public lynching." Burke counters that women affiliated with Time's Up are looking for accountability.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig about her story that found Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails last year to government officials using a personal email account.