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Ill with an acute respiratory tract infection, Pope John Paul II is hospitalized in Rome. Robert Siegel talks with John Allen, Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter.

Iraqis have voted in large numbers in the country's first multi-party elections in more than half a century. A string of suicide bombings and mortar attacks, mostly in Baghdad, left at least 30 people dead and dozens wounded. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Pope John Paul II was rushed to the hospital Tuesday night with breathing problems following a bout of the flu. The 84-year-old pontiff has a history of health problems. Hear Alex Chadwick and Sylvia Poggioli.

At the Michael Jackson trial in Santa Maria, Calif., the pop star's staunchest fans are gathering to support him. And some opponents have gathered outside the site of his trial on child molestation charges to voice their own opinion.

The government unveils a plan to help consumers get free access to health studies funded by taxpayers.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice drew attention Friday for her comments on Iran, when she said a military attack was not on the agenda at this point. Melissa Block talks with the BBC's Frances Harrison about the reaction in Tehran.

This week, Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth looks at the documentary Born into Brothels. The film looks at children of Indian prostitutes and was filmed by the children themselves. According to Turan, the technique works and creates surprisingly uplifting stories.

Before synthesizers and samplers, Bebe and Louis Barron created otherworldly electronic sounds.

Only about half of America's high school students think newspapers should be allowed to publish freely, without government approval of their stories. Host Jennifer Ludden talks with Hodding Carter III, the president and CEO of the Knight Foundation, about the findings of the findings of a recent study, "The Future of the First Amendment."

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that Serambi Indonesia, the only daily newspaper in Aceh province, resumed publication Sunday for the first time since the tsunami destroyed its main offices.