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Former President Gerald Ford was often called the accidental president. He never sought the presidency on his own and was famously humble about it. The 38th president died last night at the age of 93. In this NPR Special broadcast, guests remember Ford's life and presidency.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Jerusalem to start a Middle East tour aimed at nudging Israelis and Palestinians toward peace talks. She has no specific proposal to offer, and U.S. relations with Iran complicate the mission.

On Dec. 26, 2004, the biggest tsunami in recent memory killed more than 250,000 people around the coast of the Indian Ocean. Two years after the tsunami, people displaced by the disaster are still living intents or makeshift homes. The Red Cross promised to build 50,000 homes; so far, there are only 8,000. Host Robert Siegel speaks with the United Nations' Miloon Kothari.

Sarah Palin made history in November when she was elected governor of Alaska. Palin is the first woman to win the office, and, at the age of 42, will be the youngest governor in the state's history.

Hostile questioning and a tense exchange with a fellow Republican, Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, mark Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

South Korea's Ban Ki-Moon starts work today as the new secretary-general of the United Nations. He says he will pay particular attention to the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, and the nuclear standoff with North Korea.

U.S. helicopter gunships struck suspected al-Qaida terrorists in Somalia on Tuesday. The attacks follow two previous airstrikes on similar targets Monday.

A college senior traveled the world to immerse herself in other religions and began to question her own. But her doubts led her to a firmer spiritual path and bolstered her thinking about other faiths.

U.S. military forces have long planned the operation under way in Somalia, training Ethiopian troops and gathering intelligence on the ground. They have awaited an opportunity to attack Islamist extremists there.

The Labor Department's employment figures for the month of December are a bit stronger than expected. And economists expect the labor market will remain relatively strong despite a slide in the housing industry.