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The trial against confessed al Qaeda conspirator Zacharias Moussaoui is on the verge of collapse -- a federal judge is holding a hearing Tuesday to determine whether misconduct by the prosecution could lead to a mistrial. Alex Chadwick speaks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about allegations prosecutors coached witnesses against Moussaoui.

The New Testament has recently been translated into Gullah, a language of slaves and their descendants that's still spoken by a few people along the southeast coast of the United States. Steve Inskeep talks about the project with Emory Campbell, a native Gullah speaker and one of the members of the translation team.

Jacob Zuma, former deputy president of South Africa, was acquitted of raping an HIV-positive family friend by a judge on Monday, who ruled the encounter was consensual. Court testimony suggests that Zuma, formerly assigned to lead the nation's campaign against AIDS, did not grasp the seriousness of the pandemic that has enveloped his nation by having unprotected sex with his accuser.

Family members of Sept. 11 victims have mixed reactions to the sparing of Zacarias Moussaoui's life. Some were shocked and disappointed but while others felt that killing Moussaoui would mean killing someone who didn't play a major role in the attacks.

Basing their decision on a 135-year-old civil rights law, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court rules Monday that death row inmates may challenge the use of lethal injection on the grounds it is cruel and unusual punishment. The court also announces that a condemned man in Tennessee may use DNA evidence to try to prove his innocence in a 20-year-old murder case. Alex Chadwick discusses these rulings with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick.

With Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at his side, President Bush tells reporters at his ranch near Crawford, Texas, that the U.S. will continue to press in the United Nations for a resolution of the Middle East conflict. Over the weekend the Lebanese rejected a draft resolution proposed by the U.S. and France.

In Oakland, Calif., a liberal icon faces a tough challenge in his efforts to succeed Jerry Brown as mayor of Oakland. Ron Dellums is running against two city council members who emphasize their local roots and their familiarity with Oakland's present-day problems.

Russia says it will double its nuclear energy capabilities in the next 25 years. The Kremlin promises the country's nuclear industry is safe. But experts argue that it is alarmingly dangerous and on the verge of collapse.

We remember the life of African-American publishing giant John Johnson. He died Monday at age 87.

Commentator Leroy Sievers, a former Nightline producer, says Steven Bochco's new TV drama about the frontlines in Iraq raises an important question: Can a fictional account of war do a more effective job of showing the public the realties of life for soldiers and Iraqi civilians than the news can?

NASA astronaut Steve Robinson says he's ready to make repairs on the heat shields of Space Shuttle Discovery. Robinson will venture to the underside of the spacecraft's nose Wednesday. This will be the first time an astronaut has tried to make repairs beneath an orbiting shuttle.

Kenneth Tomlinson resigns from the board of the Corporation of Public Broadcasting. The former CPB chairman's departure from the board comes amid an investigation of allegations that Tomlinson applied undue political pressure on public radio and television.

Robert Siegel talks with Middle East analyst Flynt Leverett, who's in Damascus while Syria's Baath Party holds its first meeting in five years. Leverett is author of the new book Inheriting Syria: Bashar's Trial By Fire and is a senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution.

In the wake of the London bombings, New York City officials have begun random searches of subway passengers. Some New Yorkers are taking it in stride, but a civil liberties group is raising legal questions saying that the search policy gives a false sense of security.

A succession of three car bombs detonate in central Baghdad killing at least 43 people and wounding more than 50. The bombs exploded within half an hour of each other, in one case killing rescue workers as they arrived to help those wounded in an earlier bombing.

The hot job market has opened up opportunities for formerly incarcerated people who may have had a harder time finding work in the past. (Story first aired on Weekend Sunday on May 8, 2022.)

Nathan Carman was arraigned in federal court in Vermont on multiple fraud charges and a first-degree murder charge in the 2016 death of Linda Carman. He denies killing his mother.

Part of New Orleans' southern charm comes from its green canopy of live oak trees. Many of those trees have been standing in water for more than a week, depriving their roots of oxygen.

The sell-off in stock markets keeps getting worse as investors grow fearful about inflation, and whether the Federal Reserve can cool prices without sparking a recession.

The missing-persons case of Latoya Figueroa, a pregnant black woman from Philadelphia, has finally attracted mainstream news coverage after bloggers at AllSpinZone.com generated publicity on her behalf.

Aug. 1 is National Minority Organ Donor Awareness Day. Health advocates use the occasion to raise awareness of the need for donors. Dr. Clive Callender, head of the National Minority Organ and Tissue Transplant Education Program, speaks with Ed Gordon.

The new Iraqi government is pressing on with the drafting of a new constitution amid renewed insurgent violence. But Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's efforts to include the Sunni minority in the government have met with scorn from Sunni leaders. Iraqis say a recent raid on the offices of one Sunni organization -- for which no one seems willing to take -- hasn't helped the outreach effort.

President Bush chooses Ben Bernanke to succeed Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Bernanke is thought to be more than qualified on his intellectual merits. In terms of his role as a political player, analysts agree he has some big shoes to fill.

In the latest Politically Speaking column, Congressional Correspondent David Welna says John Kerry may not be doing enough to win over the black and Latino vote.

First Lady Jill Biden visited with Ukrainian refugees in Bucharest while on a four-day trip to Romania and Slovakia — two NATO allies that border Ukraine.