What's Next: Aug. 28, 2006

NSA Wiretapping Judge spanks Bush program A judge ruled the NSA's domestic eavesdropping unconstitutional, but that won't stop the program. A stay is in effect, the Administration is appealing, and Congress is pondering legislative fixes.

Missile Defense Son of Star Wars for 2011 With enduring threats from Iran and North Korea, the Pentagon is expected soon to propose a European site, probably Britain, to deploy its scaled-down antimissile system, dubbed Son of Star Wars.

Vioxx Court Losses Ouch for the painkiller's maker Merck suffered two defeats in litigation over its drug Vioxx, which can cause heart attacks. It plans to appeal--and with some 14,000 other cases still pending, could probably use ... a painkiller.

World Basketball Can Team U.S.A. rebound for gold? Without a big title since 2000, the U.S. men's basketball team will try to regain its glory at this week's World Championships. The gold is no layup, but would get the team into the 2008 Olympics.

Oh Yes, She Sings Now we'll always have Paris Celebutante Paris Hilton says her debut album--creatively titled Paris and out this week--shows off the real her. But wait, there's even better news: she is already working on an encore.