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El Salvador gets nearly six feet of rainfall each year, but clean water is in short supply. Contaminated water kills thousands there every year. But simple projects that build deep wells are beginning to succeed where expensive, modern water systems have failed.

The Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum has opened in Albuquerque, N.M. It's named for two of the men who made history when they became the first to fly non-stop across the Atlantic in a gas balloon in 1978.

Ten years ago, the not-guilty verdict in the O.J. Simpson trial revealed a huge racial divide on perceptions about the criminal justice system. NPR's Mandalit del Barco looks back at the milestone and examines how it's left a lasting mark.

The announcement of Harriet Miers' nomination to the Supreme Court comes on the day the court opens a new term ... with a new justice in the center seat. John Roberts -- the 17th chief justice of the United States -- is presiding over a court in transition, dealing with tumultuous cases.

Artist Daniel Moore's lifelike depictions of University of Alabama football are a big hit with Crimson Tide fans. But the school is suing for trademark infringement. Moore and copyright lawyer Rebecca Tushnet speak with Debbie Elliott.

The U.N. Security Council unanimously approves a resolution demanding Syrian cooperation in the ongoing probe into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The United Nations is investigating Syria's alleged role in the killing.

Hamas has been declared the official winner of this week's Palestinian parliamentary elections. The Islamist militant group will control 76 seats in the 132-member Palestinian Legislative Council. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said he would consult on the formation of a new government.

North Korea has confirmed 15 more deaths and high numbers of fevers as it mobilizes more than a million health and other workers to try to suppress the country's first COVID-19 outbreak.

Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that a strong showing by Hamas in Wednesday's Palestinian election could turn out to be a thorn in the side of both Israel and the Bush administration.

Attorneys for Zacarias Moussaoui plan to provide evidence of a troubled childhood in order to save their client from a possible death sentence. Moussaoui pleaded guilty to complicity in the Sept. 11 plot last year and faces a sentencing trial that begins next month.