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U.N. Security Council members await the latest revised draft resolution on Iraq from the United States. Meanwhile, President Bush is warning that Iraq could "provide an arsenal" to terrorist groups. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

Small businesses face sharply higher premiums for property, liability and health insurance. A trade group says the average cost of business insurance has jumped by 30-percent. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

A piano teacher’s lewd instructions to a young female student to perform sexual acts on him were quoted by State’s Attorney Don Knapp on Monday during opening statements at the first of what is expected to be six trials on child pornography and predatory sexual assault charges for Aaron Parlier.

Steven Dudley reports that President Uribe of Colombia is hoping to protect citizens against rebels and paramilitary groups by adopting methods that the groups have used against the government for years. Uribe is recruiting residents as informants to assist in the battle against domestic terrorism. Human rights groups oppose his strategy, fearing that innocent people may be wrongly accused.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports the most appealing candidate in California is better known for his action packed movies than his political views. Although Arnold Schwarzenegger is not currently running for office, he is sponsoring an initiative for the November 5th ballot that could make after-school programs available to many students in the state. Some say Schwarzenegger is training for a chance to be governor in four years.

NPR's Nina Totenberg previews the arguments in the capital punishment case the US Supreme Court hears today. The Justices will consider whether the double jeopardy clause of the Constitution applies to the penalty phase of a capital trial. In his first trial, the defendant in today's case was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. On appeal, he was re-tried, convicted again, and sentenced to death. His lawyers argue that the ban on double jeopardy should have prevented the second jury from even considering the death penalty.

Police in India are on high alert in New Delhi after authorities shoot and kill two suspected militants. Indian police say the two were planning a deadly attack on the eve of a major Hindu festival. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.

Democratic strategist Mark Mellman disagrees with the notion that his party lost big on Election Day. Mellman joins NPR's Steve Inskeep to discuss what he thinks needs to be done to reinvigorate the party.

In some cases, the Georgia Democratic Party's attempt to hold on to power by redrawing electoral districts didn't work. Host Steve Inskeep talks with newly elected Republican Rep. Max Burns.

Psychologists in a hospital in Buenos Aires are trying to help their patients cope by putting them in front of a microphone. As NPR's Martin Kaste reports, on Radio La Colifata, or Crazy Radio, you can listen in as patients chitchat about popular culture, play their favorite songs, and even try to explain what lead them to a breakdown.