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Americans flock to polls in one of the most closely fought elections on record. Voting in Ohio, Florida and New Mexico progressed without major incidents Tuesday. Hear reporter Janet Babin of member station WCPN, NPR's Ari Shapiro, and NPR's John Burnett.

President Bush will fill any Supreme Court vacancies in his second term, and it appears that he will at least be naming a successor to ailing Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg.

Scientists in Monterey Bay, Calif., found a seldom-seen species of dragonfish swimming nearly 1,000 feet below the ocean's surface.

NPR's Scott Simon checks in with two volunteers, each representing their respective candidate, from the Michigan campaign.

With final polls showing the race still deadlocked, President Bush spent much of the weekend in Florida. Sen. John Kerry traveled from the Midwest to Florida and prepares for a final, frantic round of swing states. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea and NPR's Scott Horsley.

As the presidential and congressional campaigns wind down, NPR's Ron Elving comments on recent news that might affect the race and a new video in which Osama Bin Laden weighs in on the candidates.

Boston Celtics icon Red Auerbach is full of stories. Now retired, he still evokes moments that made legends out of Wilt Chamberlain and Larry Bird — and Auerbach himself. NPR's Steve Inskeep and Auerbach discuss a life in basketball.

Brands are now offering the option of opting out of Mother's Day e-mails. NPR's Michel Martin reflects on this new trend.

Sales of vinyl are enjoying a huge resurgence. Long left behind in the audio landscape, music fans are flocking back to records during the pandemic.

A reputed Ku Klux Klan member is charged with the murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964. NPR's Michele Norris talks about the case with Jerry Mitchell, a reporter for the Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Miss.