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Spain mourns the victims of Thursday's bombings on commuter trains in Madrid that killed nearly 200 people and wounded more than 1,400 others. Spanish officials still suspect the Basque separatist group ETA is to blame. But they are also investigating several clues that suggest al Qaeda may have been involved. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards, reporter Jerome Socolovsky and terrorism analyst Charles Shoebridge.

Martha Stewart says she will appeal her conviction on charges of conspiracy, obstructing justice and making false statements to investigators. Stewart's stockbroker, Peter Baconovic, is found guilty of obstruction, conspiracy and perjury, but is acquitted of one charge of filing a false document. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Jim Zarroli.

Some schools have closed early for summer. More than a billion people are in danger of heatstroke. Summer's early arrival in South Asia also threatens global grain supplies.

Spanish voters head to the polls to choose a new president Sunday, as the country continues to recover from Thursday's terrorist bombings that left over 1,400 people killed or wounded. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and NPR's Sylvia Poggioli.

Acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Fred Hersch has more than 20 recordings and two Grammy nominations to his credit. Over the last three decades, Hersch says he's drawn much inspiration from the works of poet Walt Whitman. It's the latest story in Intersections, a series on artists and their inspirations. Jeff Lunden reports.

San Francisco-area jazz guitarist/singer/songwriter Joyce Cooling creates music because she says it's in her bones. NPR's Tony Cox talks to Cooling about her latest CD This Girl's Got To Play — hear full-length tracks from the critically lauded album.

A northern pintail duck was also killed and three other flamingos were injured, according to the zoo.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has refused to disqualify himself from a case involving Vice President Dick Cheney, a good friend. Though apparent conflicts of interest have occurred repeatedly throughout the high court's history, recusals remain rare. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg.

NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Scott Billington of Rounder Records. Under the name Tangle Eye, Billington and producer Steve Reynolds have released a CD that puts a modern spin on the archival tapes of late folklorist Alan Lomax.

Former counter-terrorism official Richard Clarke tells the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks that the Bush administration ignored his proposals to take aggressive action against al Qaeda in the months before the attacks. The White House denies Clarke's charges, and says it was developing its own anti-terrorism strategy at the time of the attacks. Hear NPR's Pam Fessler.