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Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will take over as premier. But he is seen as only a placeholder until ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's brother is eligible to assume the post.

2: Television correspondent ROBERT KRULWICH. In a FRONTLINE production (co-produced with the Center for Investigative Reporting) called "Public Lands, Private Profits" to be aired at 9 p.m. tonight on PBS (check local listings), KRULWICH examines today's gold mining industry--the impact of mining activities and the current political battle for control of mineral resources on public lands. The Mining Law of 1872 was passed to encourage settlement and development in the West. It's still on the books. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt thinks the law allows mining companies--even foreign ones--to legally rip off American taxpayers. The mining companies and western legislators like the status quo. The show's producer Stephen Talbot calls it "a fight over who will rule the West in the twenty-first century."

The Republican Convention begins with speeches extolling President Bush's leadership on foreign policy, particularly after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Sen. John McCain and Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani argued for the war in Iraq and against Sen. John Kerry, respectively.

A 6-year-old comic had nearly 6.7 million views in Nigeria alone! Let's see who else made the YouTube Rewind list of most popular videos in countries around the world.

Scott Simon talks with Associated Press reporter Marcos Martinez Chacon about the water crisis affecting the residents of Monterrey, one of Mexico's largest cities.

David Rennie, longtime China Bureau Chief of "The Economist," is leaving Beijing. In Part 1 of an exit interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, Rennie talks about where the Chinese economy is headed.

The FAA and the NTSB are investigating after a Cessna business jet crashed in Riverside County and burst into flames. It's the second deadly crash near the same Riverside County airport within a week.

Miles Hoffman discusses the evolution of how players in top orchestras travel and tour. 40 or 50 years ago, the Orchestra's manager stayed in a nice hotel…

In a big, new COVID-19-era survey, more than half of all educators and school personnel reported being victimized at work.

One of the plaintiffs says he contacted Facebook several times about posts threatening violence against his father, who was murdered by members of a militant group.