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In Iraq, several cars explode outside Christian churches as their congregations were holding evening services. One detonation was reported in the northern city of Mosul; at three others occurred in Baghdad. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

Car bombings outside five Christian churches in Baghdad and Mosul leave several people dead and dozens wounded. Authorities say the series of explosions may be the most highly coordinated attack since the insurgency began 15 months ago after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

Keith Seinfeld of member station KPLU in Seattle, Wash., reports on how the fashion industry is responding to a heavier American public with a growing "plus-size" clothing market.

Over 37 million men and women have served in the armed forces and fought in the major wars this century. They bequeathed us a legacy of recorded sound that captures the breadth of experience of war, as Quest for Sound Curator Jay Allison demonstrates.

How wise was Sen. John Kerry to select Sen. John Edwards to be his running mate? How will voters in the South respond to a native son on the Democratic presidential ticket? NPR's Tavis Smiley speaks with Democratic pollster Ron Lester and with Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia Center for Politics about the Southern "swing" states and the African-American vote.

A new CD collects "degenerate" German swing music — used for Nazi propoganda — recorded during the Third Reich.

At the 15th International AIDS Conference, held in Thailand this past week, scientists and policy makers focused particular attention on the fate of women with AIDS. Hear NPR's Susan Stamberg and Dr. Kathleen Cravero of UNAIDS.

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the decision by radio conglomerate Clear Channel to limit advertisements on its airwaves.

Though Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld recently said the situation in Iraq is calming down, insurgents continue to attack government officials, the country's infrastructure and its new security forces in particular. Some 890 U.S. troops have died in Iraq since March 2003. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Madeleine Brand talks with Boston Globe reporter Anne Kornblut, author of a new Slate quiz that tests whether you favor red or blue -- Republican or Democrat -- state sensibilities.