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New York Times reporter Dexter Filkins has been covering the recent elections in Iraq. In April, he received the George Polk Award for War Reporting for "his riveting, first-hand account of an eight-day attack on Iraqi insurgents in Falluja."

Researchers writing in Science magazine report they may have found a new deep-sea squid -- all 23 feet of it. Several of these giraffe-sized beasts have been encountered in the deep -- and largely unexplored -- waters of the world's oceans. NPR's Chris Joyce reports for All Things Considered.

Bullying used to be considered an unfortunate rite of passage that was best left to kids to work out. But ever since a Secret Service report linked student shootings to bullying, schools and parents are taking the issue much more seriously. NPR's Vicky Que reports for Morning Edition.

In Iraq, several cars explode outside Christian churches as their congregations were holding evening services. One detonation was reported in the northern city of Mosul; at three others occurred in Baghdad. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

NPR's Melissa Block reports from Long Island on the latest briefings from the National Transportation Safety Board and the FBI on the crash of TWA flight 800 one week ago today. And she reports on the tremendous anxiety of the families who feel they have been waiting too long for information.

NPR's Joe Palca reports that scientists have pinpointed the part of the brain that appears to enable humans to perceive brightness. In the latest issue of the journal Science, researchers report that the perception of brightness -- as opposed to light-dark contrast -- appears to occur in the primary visual cortex.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that Consumer Reports found potential safety hazards in two vehicles during routine safety tests. Two sport-utility vehicles, the Isuzu Trooper and Acura SLX, were judged "unacceptable" because of a tendency to tip during tight turns at high speeds.

NPR's Neal Conan reports on the statement by US Defense Secretary William Perry that the US would not allow Libya to finish construction of a suspected chemical weapons plant. Perry told Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that the US has photographs showing of an "extensive" weapons program, and would not rule out using force to destroy the plant. NPR's Neal Conan reports.

NPR's Joe Palca reports that researchers are raising questions about the sharp increase in very early breast cancers that are being detected because of greater use of mammography. In a report in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers say more information is needed to determine which of the early cancers will actually progress.

A new federal study shows a continuing upward trend in teenage marijuana and tobacco use. Nearly one in five eighth graders say they smoke cigarettes; one in ten report recent marijuana use. There are trends downward for some drugs, however. NPR's Richard Harris reports.