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Car bomb attacks in Najaf and Karbala killed more than 60 people Sunday, the worst one-day toll since July. In Baghdad, more than 30 gunmen ambushed and executed three election commission workers. Anthony Shadid of the Washington Post discusses the violence with NPR's Renee Montagne.

Tropical Storm Frances makes its second landfall in Florida, churning into the state's panhandle with an expected 10 inches of rain and 65 miles-an-hour wind. Over the weekend, the storm plowed into Florida's Atlantic coast as a category two hurricane. More than 6 million people lost electricity as powerful winds and rain knocked down trees and damaged homes and boats. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.

On Friday -- for the first time in more than a year -- Osama bin Laden appeared in a videotaped message to the United States. Bin Laden appealed directly to the American people to change American policies in the Middle East. He also threatened more attacks if those policies are not changed. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

Reports say a relative of a tribal chief has been arrested in connection with last week's shootings on the Red Lake Indian reservation in Minnesota. The relative is suspected of helping to plan the attack; he also reportedly expected to take part in the killings. Prior to the arrest, authorities believed 16-year-old gunman Jeff Weise acted alone when he shot nine people before killing himself.

New research finds that even one "full-body" CT scan is likely to raise the risk that a person will die from cancer. The finding may give pause to the thousands of healthy people who get such scans each year hoping to prevent serious illness. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Patrick McDonnell, co-bureau chief for The Los Angeles Times in Baghdad, about the latest violence in Iraq. Over the weekend, car bombings killed at least 20 people. U.S. and allied military officials attribute the increased violence to the approach of the June 30 handover of power.

Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi asks for help from the international community for resources and training for the new government's security and armed forces. He also defended the U.S. air attack on a supposed insurgent safe-house in Fallujah that killed at least 20 people. NPR's Deborah Amos reports from Baghdad.

How many people lived in the original 13 Colonies? How much do we import in American flags? The pressing questions to get you through July Fourth.

Hurricane Gustav has made landfall southwest of New Orleans. The levees there are holding, but the system is still vulnerable in some spots. We check in with people still in New Orleans about what is going on there. A weather blogger also explain the science behind hurricanes and where Hurricane Gustav is headed now.

British police arrested two more suspects in their investigation of attempted terrorist attacks last week. A total of seven people have now been detained in what a senior police official called "a fast-moving investigation."