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In a town full of museums, the Phillips Collection has always been Washington, D.C.'s most intimate, personal home for paintings. Now some 60 of its European masterworks are back after a four-year absence.

The White House releases its review of the government's response to Hurricane Katrina. The 217-page report was far less harsh in its assessment of what went wrong than a similar report last week by a House committee. But the administration admits the response was flawed, and recommends more than 100 ways to address problems that emerged during the storm.

President Bush's call for more science funding comes amid criticism of his administration's approach to scientific research. Scientists say the White House puts ideology first. The president's chief science adviser calls the complaints "irrelevant."

As the President Hu Jintao of China begins a visit to the United States, Chinese attitudes toward America are quite negative. According to a Chinese survey last year, only 10 percent think the U.S. is friendly to China. Fifty-six percent believe Washington is actively trying to contain China.

President Bush nominates Trade Representative Rob Portman as the White House budget director. Portman is a Washington insider and longtime friend of the president. Bush also selected Susan Schwab, the deputy trade representative, to move up to the top trade job, replacing Portman.

Industry experts say a new pipeline will allow Azerbaijan to eventually quadruple its oil exports. But political opponents in Azerbaijan worry that the oil money will help the government of the former Soviet republic stifle pro-democracy efforts.

Two members of Duke's lacrosse team are free on bond after being arrested on charges of kidnapping and rape. The charges stem from a team party at a house near the university's Durham, N.C., campus. Prosecutors say the pair assaulted a woman who was hired to dance at the party.

Students at the world's only university for the deaf, Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., are unhappy that Jane Fernandes was chosen as the school's new president. What lies behind the demonstrations?

Filal al-Nakib, the former Iraqi interior minister, directed thousands of investigators and police in the first years after the American invasion. Al-Nakib, a Sunni Muslim, was replaced in 2005, after a Shiite coalition came to power. He talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep in Baghdad about policing a country at war.

Music journalist Ashley Kahn shares the sounds of New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. In the final report from this series, Kahn reports on how Hurricane Katrina influenced the lyrics and music of this year's Jazz Fest.