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Creighton University in Nebraska has dedicated a memorial to Lt. Col. Michael Anderson, one of the astronauts killed when the space shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry in February 2003. NPR's Allison Keyes details the latest honor accorded one of a handful of African-American astronauts.

A small company funded by Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen will attempt to send a person into space aboard a vehicle called SpaceShipOne. It's one of more than 20 groups competing for a $10 million prize for the first non-governmental manned space flight. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

The declines come a day after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by the most in over two decades as it embarks on a high-stakes fight to bring down inflation.

A militant group in Iraq claims it has beheaded a U.S. Marine of Lebanese descent. The U.S. military says it is checking the report, but has not confirmed the claim, which appeared on a Web site. The Marine, Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun of Utah, appeared blindfolded in a video broadcast nearly a week ago by the Al-Jazeera network. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

Butler to the Word author Oliver Bullough says the UK has developed a system of bankers, lawyers, accountants and PR managers who work to help Russian kleptocrats hide their wealth.

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Washington Post bureau chief in Baghdad, about the latest news in Iraq. Chandrasekaran was in Baghdad's Sheraton Hotel earlier when it was hit by a rocket, one of two attacks Friday in the heavily fortified area of downtown Baghdad known as the "green zone."

NPR's Andrea Seabrook talks to tennis coach Rick Macci about today's upset of Serena Williams by Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon. The 17-year-old Sharapova is the first Russian to win the women's Wimbledon title.

Some state lawmakers are working to deter residents from seeking abortions elsewhere, or to punish those who help them do so. Delivery of abortion medication by mail could become another battleground.

One of Iraq's top foreign ministry officials, Bassam Kubba, died Saturday after being shot by unknown gunmen in Baghdad. He is the first member of Iraq's two-week-old interim government to be killed. Kubba worked through the ranks of the foreign ministry under Saddam Hussein and became ambassador to China. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Handcuffed and under Iraqi guard, Saddam Hussein is charged with war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity before an Iraqi court. Saddam questioned the court's jurisdiction and refused to sign the charge list. Earlier, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez relinquished leadership of the multinational force in Iraq to Gen. George Casey. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Philip Reeves.