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President Bush speaks at Revolution Square in Bucharest, site of the downfall of toppled Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. He tells a huge crowd the world is "tired of tyrants," and welcomes Romania to NATO. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to NPR's Don Gonyea.

Earlier this week, singer Michael Jackson ignited a firestorm when he dangled his infant son over the fourth-floor balcony of his Berlin hotel. Since there are no words in English to capture the array of emotions this gesture elicited, we try to imagine how the German language might describe this event.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Washington State Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal about negotiations with President Biden over the infrastructure bill and reconciliation package.

Sunday means football. Scott Simon and Weekend Edition sports commentator Ron Rapoport discuss the Packers-Buccaneers contest, the NFL's blind eye to quarterback talent, and Steve Spurrier's comeuppance.

The recent fuel oil spill off the coast of Spain is likely to cost tens of millions of dollars to clean up. But the environmental damage is just beginning to be understood -- especially since the tanker Prestige sank with 17 million gallons of fuel oil on board. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports.

Saturdays have become adoption days for thousands of children in the foster-care system, thanks to a program that opens courtrooms to expedite the adoption process. Los Angeles juvenile court judge Michael Nash, a pioneer of the program, speaks with NPR's Scott Simon.

Lynn Neary talks with counter-tenor David Daniels. When Daniels was training in graduate school at the University of Michigan he sang tenor but felt it wasn't his true singing voice. With help from a therapist, he decided counter-tenor was what he should be singing. He's had a very successful career as a counter-tenor and will perform in the first ever counter-tenor solo concert at Carnegie Hall tomorrow night. The music heard in this piece was: Vivaldi: "Fac ut ardeat" from Stabat Mater (Virgin Veritas 7243-5-45474-2 3); Handel: "Ombra mai fu" from opera Serse (Virgin Veritas 7243-5-45326-2-7); Handel: "Cara speme" from opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Virgin Veritas 7243-5-45326-2-7); Handel: "Despair No More Shall Wound Me" from opera Semele (Virgin Classics 7243-5-45497-2-4).

The International Olympic Committee has tentatively decided to eliminate men's baseball, women's softball and modern pentathlon from the 2008 games, though the decision may be delayed. Members of the powerful U.S. softball team are among those lobbying against the change. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

Scott Simon upbraids The New York Times for upbraiding Tiger Woods.

Pakistani leader Gen. Pervez Musharraf's military regime takes a tentative step toward civilian government with a new prime minister -- Pakistan's first since Musharraf took power in a coup. Hear more from NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Michael Sullivan.