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A new museum in Las Vegas tells the story of America's nuclear testing program in the Nevada desert. Critics say a crucial part of that story has been left out -- the impact of radioactive fallout on scores of people. NPR's Luke Burbank reports.

A U.S. appeals court rules that journalists Mathew Cooper of Time magazine and Judith Miller of The New York Times must testify about their confidential sources on stories that revealed a CIA officer's identity. NPR's David Folkenflik reports.

Hisham Kassem, vice president of international affairs for the Tomorrow Party, discusses political reform in Egypt, including the weekend release from prison of opposition leader Ayman Nour and President Hosni Mubarak's calls for democratic reforms.

Hurricane worries have caused the National Football League to move some Sunday games to Saturday. Slate senior editor Andy Bowers explains how postponing games may conflict with federal regulations for NFL broadcasts.

NPR's Noah Adams talks to NPR's Joanne Silberner about the recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study that suggests antidepressants such as Prozac and Paxil may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among children.

NPR's Robert Siegel sits down with four law students who helped free Walter Arvinger from prison. The students talk about what they learned from the case.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports on the economic summit that President Bush will host in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday and Thursday. The Bush administration is using the occasion to unveil its second-term economic agenda.

Michele Norris talks with Scott Mandrell, a teacher who originally played the part of Meriwether Lewis in the Discovery Expedition of St. Charles bicentennial re-creation of Lewis and Clark's journey, but now he has left that expedition to start one of his own.

An enormous cleanup operation is under way in the state of Florida, where Hurricane Charley cut a swath through at least 10 counties Friday night. More than a million people are without power. NPR's Phillip Davis reports.

The Food and Drug Administration and several major drug makers announce an anti-fraud initiative to put tiny radio tags into the labels of wholesale pill bottles supplied to pharmacies. NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to John Dimsdale of Marketplace about some strong economic reports released Friday. Despite the good news, there are increased concerns about heating oil supplies and prices as winter approaches.

Pickett's novel Sideways has been made into a critically acclaimed film starring Thomas Paul Giamatti and Haden Church (left). It's about two ex-college roommates, now middle-aged, who set off on a week's trip through California wine country.

A San Francisco County Superior Court judge overturns California's ban on gay marriage. Judge Richard Kramer ruled the ban unconstitutional and said withholding marriage licenses from same-sex couples violated their civil rights. Supporters of the ban plan to appeal the decision.

Preliminary results of a study from the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital finds that Taiwanese men are not as dissatisfied with their bodies as Western men. Sean Cole explores the permutations of body image perception among men.

Some Iraqis are trying to find their own place in a new government, whether the United States approves or not. In the city of Kut southeast of Baghdad, a local tribal leader has occupied city hall in defiance of U-S Marines. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

Using In the time of If corporate America turns to Silicon Valley for design innovation today, a century ago it looked to Toledo, Ohio. For Weekend All Things Considered, David D'Arcy reports that the Toledo Museum of Art has now devoted an entire exhibition to the city's sterling legacy of industrial design. And view a gallery of photos of some of Toledo's signature examples.

As the 2004 presidential election begins to heat up, All Things Considered plays excerpts from stump speeches made by Democratic candidates for the nomination. On Monday we hear an excerpt of a speech North Carolina Sen. John Edwards gave recently in Sioux City, Iowa.

Some Iraqis remain nostalgic for Saddam Hussein. NPR's Anne Garrels profiles an army officer, a widow and a tribal family who lived privileged lives under the ousted regime and are now fierce opponents of the U.S. occupation.

A black candidate who has been compared to the arch-conservative former Sen. Jesse Helms is running for the House in North Carolina. Vernon Robinson's first challenge is Tuesday's Republican primary. Stephanie Martin of member station WFDD reports.

NPR's Noah Adams talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about lifestyle maven Martha Stewart's announcement that she will serve time in prison for securities fraud while she awaits an appeal on her conviction.

Our series on the legacy of the Brown v. Board of Education decision continues. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports from a Los Angeles high school where virtually all of the students are Latino. The question at Roosevelt High is often whether that statistic is a result of economics or race.

As Democrats narrow the field of presidential candidates, the debate over the economic policies of the Bush White House begin to take shape. NPR's Michele Kelemen gets a preview of some of the points of contention from Robert Reischauer, president of the Urban Institute and former director of the Congressional Budget Office, and Stephen Moore, president of the Club for Growth and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.

A federal judge approves Enron Corporation's reorganization plan. The move clears the way for Enron to emerge from bankruptcy before the end of this year. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in December, 2001. At the time it was the largest such filing in U.S. history. The firms' creditors will get about 18 to 20 cents on the dollar.

The Census Bureau has released new information about immigrants in America. The overall number of immigrants has been rising sharply in this decade. More than 35.5 million immigrants now live in U.S. households.

US Airways CEO Douglas Parker offered few new details on flight 1549, which crashed into the Hudson River. All the passengers were declared safe, and many were able to walk away once they were rescued.