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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe made his last pitch to voters Wednesday, the eve of the country's parliamentary elections. NPR's Madeleine Brand speaks with Abe McLaughlin of the Christian Science Monitor in Zimbabwe about the impact that the elections might have for the nation's future.

The Supreme Court rules in a 5-3 vote that workers in some cases can win age discrimination claims in court without proving intentional discrimination. The court said employers adopting policies that disproportionately affect workers over the age of 40 can be sued.

The Pentagon receives the results of another investigation into alleged abuse of prisoners by the U.S. military, this one focusing on harsh interrogations at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It's the seventh major report on alleged torture techniques since last year's scandal at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.

Stocks continue to slump on fears about inflation – and whether the Federal Reserve can bring down prices without sparking a recession.

NPR's Julie Rovner describes why lawsuit reform is such a key issue for President Bush and the specific measures he is backing.

We explore the tsunami's impact on the small village of Ondachchimadam, on the east coast of Sri Lanka. NPR will revisit the village periodically over the next year to chart its progress in the tragedy's aftermath. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

NPR's Mike Pesca reports on the controversy surrounding Alberto Gonzales, the current White House chief counsel nominated by President Bush to succeed U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, who will step down. Senate confirmation hearings for Gonzales begin Thursday, and he is expected to face some harsh questioning over a memo he wrote that seems to justify torture in the so-called war on terror.

NPR's Ina Jaffe joins NPR's Alex Chadwick to preview Wednesday night's California "state-of-the-state" address in capital of Sacramento. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger faces many challenges, the most difficult of which is likely the state's $8-billion budget shortfall.

A report by a presidential commission investigating pre-war intelligence in Iraq offers a bleak view of intelligence-gathering and analysis. It includes a similarly grim assessment of efforts in Iran and North Korea and offers recommendations to improve the process.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about a business development that means one less headache for Halliburton. The Texas-based oil conglomerate has finally settled thousands of asbestos claims it inherited with the purchase of an engineering and construction firm.