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Reporter Steven Cuevas profiles Brandon Hughey, a soldier who avoided duty in Iraq by fleeing the United States for Canada with the help of an underground network of anti-war activists.

In his new book The Irish Game: A True Story of Crime and Art, British journalist Matthew Hart pulls back the curtain on the world of international fine art thieves. He focuses on multi-million dollar heists in Ireland and Boston.

Suzanne is in her forties. She's single, not in a relationship. And she wants to have a baby. To make her dreams come true, Suzanne turns to assisted reproductive technology to become pregnant. This is the story of her quest for motherhood. Producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister have the story of Suzanne, told in her own words.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Nina Easton and Brian Mooney of The Boston Globe about John Kerry's decision-making style. Kerry is expected to announce his choice for running mate in coming days. Easton and Mooney co-authored John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography by the Boston Globe Reporters Who Know Him Best.

Two years after the killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, some racetrack fans are disappointed the Derby did not take a strong stand on racial justice.

After the civil rights movement, the fast-food chain worked with the federal government to encourage Black citizens to own McDonald’s franchises in their communities.

Fifty years ago, a Massachusetts lawyer stood up to a U.S. senator and changed the nation's perception of him. The target was Wisconsin's Joseph McCarthy. The lawyer was Joseph Welch, who, after the anti-Communist McCarthy had revealed that a young lawyer working for Welch was a member of a suspect group, asked, "Senator, have you no decency?"

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is Ben Rosenthal from Takoma Park, Md. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station WETA in Washington, D.C.

Handcuffed and under Iraqi guard, Saddam Hussein is charged with war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity before an Iraqi court. Saddam questioned the court's jurisdiction and refused to sign the charge list. Earlier, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez relinquished leadership of the multinational force in Iraq to Gen. George Casey. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Philip Reeves.

Did the Bush administration approve the systematic torture of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan? Many civil rights groups are asking that question this week after the release of two memos prepared by Bush administration lawyers suggesting the president is not obliged to adhere to federal and international standards on the use of torture. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks to Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz and Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, about whether torture is ever justified.