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Newsweek apologizes to victims of deadly protests in Afghanistan and acknowledges reporting errors in a May 9 report that U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay desecrated the Quran. The magazine has acknowledged some reporting errors in the item.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has left the G8 summit of wealthy nations in Scotland to return to London in the wake of the bombings in that city. David Greene reports on how other G8 leaders are reacting to the attacks, and the impact on the summit.

The Homeland Security Department and city officials around the United States increase the terror alert level to Orange on mass-transit lines in light of transit bombings in London. Officials are encouraging commuters to travel as usual, while keeping an eye out for suspicious activity.

A new exhibit opening Saturday at the American Museum of Natural History in New York puts the latest dinosaur discoveries on display. The ambitious project presents a vision of the world 130 million years ago, recreating how extinct creatures lived and moved.

Before Hurricane Katrina hit, local, state and federal officials held conference calls to coordinate their responses. In tapes of the meetings obtained by NPR, officials show growing frustrations.

At one Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, La., people who sought shelter from Hurricane Katrina are once again told they must gather a few items and leave as Hurricane Rita menaces the coast.

Simon Wiesenthal, who died Tuesday at age 96, survived the Holocaust and devoted his life to finding Nazi fugitives and bringing them to justice. He was best known for helping to track down Adolph Eichmann, a key architect of Hitler's genocide.

Federated Department Stores has announced a name change for its Marshall Field's stores, which will now become Macy's. The decision is controversial in the Chicago area where the Marshall Field's name has a historic tradition in retailing. Terry J. Lundgren, head of Federated, talks with host Michele Norris about the decision.

A New Orleans couple that had postponed wedding plans because of Hurricane Katrina found themselves in a bar in the storm-dimmed French Quarter last Saturday night -- and decided to tie the knot anyway. With military trucks rumbling by outside, and sweaty reporters and FEMA workers inside, the couple had an impromptu ceremony.

"One million empty chairs around the dinner table. Each an irreplaceable loss," President Biden said Thursday.