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NPR's Joe Palca reports that in less than a year, scientists have been able to find at least one promising drug for SARS, and more may be on the way. Although testing is underway, a drug suitable for human use may not be available in time if there's another outbreak this fall, as many officials fear. Scientists are also looking for a better test to detect SARS, as doctors try to distinguish SARS from bad cases of the flu.

In a Shiite sector of Baghdad, mourners at a funeral procession for two Iraqis killed in a clash with American troops chant "No to America." The outburst raises concerns that Shiites might turn against the U.S. occupying force. Tensions are heightened by a rising postwar death toll that is far higher for Iraqis than for the U.S. military. NPR's Deborah Amos reports.

In the second of a two-part story, NPR's John Ydstie continues his report on U.S. soldiers wounded in the war in Iraq. Ydstie focuses on how soldiers who have lost limbs are being fitted with high-tech artificial limbs and learning how to use them.

Turkey's cabinet approves a plan to send peacekeeping troops to Iraq. The Turkish parliament must first approve the move. Some 70 percent of the country opposes the measure. Turkey would be the first Muslim nation to provide troops to the U.S.-led operation in Iraq. NPR's Ivan Watson joins host Bob Edwards to discuss the plan.

California voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to oust Democratic Gov. Gray Davis. The governor faces scores of candidates competing for his job, and there are two ballot measures. Election officials expect a record number of voters to show up at the polls. NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to New York Times Magazine ethicist Randy Cohen and "Vic" in Washington state about Vic's ethical dilemma. Vic is a food wholesaler whose customers, the distributors, want him to submit inflated invoices and kick back the difference to them. This drives up the prices consumers pay.

At the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., soldiers who lost limbs in Iraq are being fitted with prosthethic devices, and are learning again how to walk, to write, and to deal with lingering pain. NPR's John Ydstie reports.

Near the southern tip of Africa, penguins have taken over some of the most valuable real estate on the continent. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports.

Shirin Ebadi becomes the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Known for her work protecting the rights of women and children, Ebadi was Iran's first female judge. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Ebadi.

For the latest installment of the continuing series "What Are You Listening To?" NPR's Steve Inskeep hears from Shannon Bentz, a biology lab coordinator in Tempe, Ariz. Bentz suggests a sampler of jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, homemade electronica and a little bit of Tiki kitsch with Arthur Lyman.