MORNING EDITION Can Iraq Lessons Learned Work In Afghanistan? As the combat mission ends in Iraq, 30,000 additional troops are heading to Afghanistan. Comparisons between the two wars are inevitable. Gen. David Petraeus, who commanded U.S. forces in Iraq, brings to Afghanistan many familiar military faces and the strategy of creating local forces to take control of security at the grass-roots level.
Australian School Drops 'Gay' From Classic Song A school principal in Melbourne says he meant no offense when he asked his students to stop using the word "gay" when singing a classic children's song. The principal says he just wanted students to stop laughing when singing "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree."
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED Leela James: New Soul From An Old Soul At first, James' "Tell Me You Love Me" sounds like it could have been recorded in the '70s, but it's actually a cut from her latest album, released earlier this year. James' heart is in a bygone era of American music: She even looks like she belongs in another decade. Sometimes it isn't easy being an old soul in a hip-hop world.
At War's End, U.S. Ship Rescued South Vietnam's Navy On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War officially ended. U.S. Navy ships involved in evacuating Americans and Vietnamese were steaming away from Vietnam -- except one. The USS Kirk got a mysterious order to head back. Its mission? To lead the remnants of the South Vietnamese navy to safety.