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A reputed Ku Klux Klan member is charged with the murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964. NPR's Michele Norris talks about the case with Jerry Mitchell, a reporter for the Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Miss.

The discovery last month of a tiny skeleton dubbed "Hobbit" was proclaimed by its discoverers as part of a newly discovered human species. But that claim has met with skepticism from others in the scientific community. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

Secretary of State Colin Powell has resigned from President Bush's Cabinet, according to State Department officials. Powell is said to be planning to stay at the agency until his successor is confirmed.

In northern Sri Lanka, tsunami survivors are going back to their regular jobs, schools are reopening, and people are struggling to resume normal lives. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports.

With much riding on this week's intelligence bill vote, many in Congress are saying the president has pushed hard enough. NPR's Cokie Roberts reports on the details of the intelligence bill vote.

Iowa's Maytag Farms is a small producer of gourmet-caliber blue cheese. Experts say it's a good example of "place-based" food, a movement emerging as a viable alternative to commodity farming. Hear NPR's Greg Allen.

The Museum of Modern Art is opposing a Jewish family and the U.S. government over a painting seized by the Nazis in 1939. MOMA wants the work by Austrian painter Egon Schiele sent back to the Austrian foundation that lent it for a show. But under U.S. law, "Portrait of Wally" could be stolen property that should be returned to the family. David D'Arcy reports.

Military hearings begin for foreign-born detainees at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The hearings come after a U.S. Supreme Court decision in July that allowed prisoners to challenge their detentions. Hear NPR's Jackie Northam.

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remains in critical condition at a military hospital outside Paris, amid disputes over the specific nature of his illness and the status of his health. Scores of well-wishers continue to wait outside the hospital, while Palestinian officials pledge unity. Hear Eleanor Beardsley.

Music critic Banning Eyre has a review of the latest CD from African superstar Youssou N'Dour. It's called Egypt, and Eyre says it's very different than anything N'Dour has done in the past, and calls it "a work of grandeur and conviction."