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NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Tokyo on the growing babble of electronic voices. Recorded announcements remind the public of everything from the need to watch their step to the virtue of not hitting children. But some fed-up residents are talking back to the machines.

Commentator Heather Lende talks about the bald eagles that gather along the banks of Alaska's Chilkat River every year, to feast on the late Fall salmon run. This year, she watched the release of three eagles that recovered from injuries. They were nursed back to health at the Alaska Raptor Rehabilitation Center.

The Justice Department next week plans to review complaints from the NAACP alleging irregularities and intimidation of African American voters in Florida. Many African Americans watching the recount of presidential ballots in that state believe the unspoken issue is race. NPR's Phillip Martin reports.

With many Chechnya citizens missing as a result of the conflict with Russia, a local television program has been broadcasting appeals for information. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports that a member of Human Rights Watch believes the missing may never be found.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports that civil rights activists are watching Attorney General John Ashcroft to see if he will continue Justice Department programs that closely scrutinize the practices of local police departments.

Commentator Todd Boyd watched the baseball hearings last week and caught himself wondering whether a steroid scandal in basketball would have merited hearings in Congress -- or just would have been turned over to the police.

It's a long summer weekend, the perfect time to retreat to the air-conditioned comfort of the rec room to watch your favorite film. All of Weekend Edition's regular voices submitted their top choices.

NPR's Juan Williams watched the presidential debate with voters in the swing state of Minnesota. Williams reports on how the voters reacted to what the candidates said.

An ancient fraternity of assassins, a timid accountant, and Angelina Jolie — in a summer-movie mishmash from the director of the head-trippy vampire opus Night Watch.

For most Americans, the word "slavery" conjures up images of the distant past - a land of cotton, plantations, and blue and grey coats. It seems like a…

Before settling in Harlem, Mary Lou Williams traveled the country playing with big bands. The road shaped her sound, and her theory of black music as "the greatest and only true art in the world."

Twitch became a popular site for its constant live streams of people playing video games. Its latest addition is Twitch IRL: Same players, same streams, but without the gaming.