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Members of the New York-based band Songs from a Random House, an eclectic combo featuring two ukuleles, a viola and a string bass, join Scott Simon for a live performance and chat.

For the first time in five years, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear an abortion case -- this one involves parental notification and the health of the mother. A New Hampshire law obliges doctors to inform parents of a pregnant minor 48 hours before an abortion, unless there's a medical emergency.

Two new congressional reports criticizing the national effort to prevent cargo containers from being used by terrorists will be released Thursday. Members of Congress and outside experts say too many security gaps in the container-shipping industry remain, including lack of enforcement of existing security programs.

The Senate confirms Priscilla Owen to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by a vote of 55-43, ending a four-year struggle. A compromise worked out by a bipartisan group of 14 senators resulted in a process by which at least three Bush court nominees will receive an up or down vote, starting with Owen.

Michele Norris talks with Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah about the fight over President Bush's judicial nominees. Sen. Hatch is hopeful that a showdown over these nominees can be averted. But he maintains that any compromise must allow each nomination to be put before the full Senate.

Tom Bullock reports on how U.S. troops in Iraq try to locate and disarm IEDs before they explode.

Thanks to interleague play, the formerly cursed Boston Red Sox and the perhaps-still-cursed Chicago Cubs are meeting on the field for the first time in 90 years. Melissa Block talks with George Lucas, owner of the famed Cubby Bear sports bar in Chicago. He was at Wrigley Field on Friday for the first game in the series.

Some 1.1 million people are living with HIV in the United States, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a survey of Baltimore, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City and San Francisco in the past year, 46 percent of the black men surveyed at local bars and dance clubs were HIV positive.

Pop star Michael Jackson was acquitted Monday on all 10 charges of child molestation, giving a child alcohol and conspiracy, but his troubles may be far from over -- he owes an estimated $300 million to creditors. Alex Chadwick talks to entertainment and media specialist Porter Bibb about Jackson's financial future.

eBay, the pioneer of Internet profitability, is about to turn 10. In a decade, the online seller has become an integral part of online culture and the Internet economy.