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Some 1.1 million people are living with HIV in the United States, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a survey of Baltimore, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City and San Francisco in the past year, 46 percent of the black men surveyed at local bars and dance clubs were HIV positive.

President Bush arrives at the G-8 summit in Germany on Wednesday with a new plan on climate change as leaders of major industrialized countries gather for three days. But a bitter debate over missile defense looms over the talks.

Pentagon officials confirm that Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, will give up his command this summer. But officials deny the move is linked to allegations that Sanchez knew about abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison. Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the Army's second-ranking general, will replace Sanchez. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Michele Kelemen.

Republicans are feeling pressure to deliver the first overhaul of the federal tax code in more than 30 years after the collapse of the long-promised dismantling of the Affordable Care Act.

Also: Kenya's president takes the oath of office for a second term; President Trump will visit Capitol Hill today; and the Bali volcano keeps erupting.

Also: NPR's Senior Vice President for News resigns over harassment allegations; scientists say they've found space inside a huge Egyptian pyramid; and the Houston Astros win the World Series.

From solo acoustic sketches to orchestral arrangements, the year had great roots music for everyone.

The Boston Celtics are being sold for $6.1 billion. The sale is pending approval by the NBA. If approved, the purchase of the Celtics would be the largest of any sports franchise in the United States.

Some Republicans are on the defensive about what they said or wrote privately after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. NPR's Michel Martin discusses that with Harvard professor Steven Levitsky.

Called "buy-now, pay-later" loans, they essentially work the way they sound. Shoppers borrow money to buy goods then pay the loan back over time, often interest-free. Experts share risks and benefits.