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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.

In the latest installment of the series "Honky Tonk, Hymns and the Blues," NPR's Paul Brown explores the origins of the country fiddle — from Eck Robertson to the very word, "fiddle." Paul also explains why it's called "the Devil's box."

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with Dan Murphy of The Christian Science Monitor about a series of deadly, coordinated bomb attacks across Iraq and efforts by the U.S.-led military coalition to suppress Iraqi insurgents.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu thinks that New Orleans is the last real hotbed of the bohemian lifestyle. After all, what other city would host the "Insomniacation," an all-day, all-night celebration of Beat Generation writers held in the Crescent City, just to remin the city's artists that life doesn't always have to be boring.

According to a report released today by Amnesty International, there is a widespread pattern of police brutality against minorities in New York City Police Department. Amnesty recommended that the police set up an independent review board. New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and the city's police commissioner both called the findings inaccurate. NPR's Melissa Block reports.

Many people adopted dogs during the pandemic — and they often let those dogs run loose in public parks that were mostly empty.

Melissa Block talks with Patti Hall, who was working on the third floor of the Murrah Federal Building when it was bombed. She suffered 40 broken bones, a collapsed lung and has undergone 18 surgeries in the last 10 years.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is June Newmark from Las Vegas, Nevada. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station KNPR in Las Vegas.

The demonstrator was a member of the Forest Defenders, a group of activists living in the South River Forest to protest a proposed $90 million police training facility.

The restrictions include guest limits, requiring hosts to be present and prohibiting locked internal doors so guests have full access.