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For the third straight day there is violence in Jerusalem, with as many as 12 casualties today and hundreds of injuries. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about the week's biggest Olympics stories and about Marion Jones's quest for five Olympic gold medals.

Vice President Al Gore and Governor George W. Bush meet in Boston Tuesday for the first of three presidential debates. Both campaigns are eagerly playing DOWN their candidates' chances. NPR's Peter Kenyon looks back on how the two men have performed in earlier face-offs.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook on the showing of Slobodan Milosevic in last Sunday's election in Yugoslavia; Gloria Feldt, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and Laura Echevaria of the National Right to Life Committee on the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion pill RU-486; Senator John McCain and Jim Gianopulos, chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, at a hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee on marketing violent media to young people; Senator Richard Bryan (Democrat, Nevada), Attorney General Janet Reno, and Senator Richard Shelby (Republican, Alabama) at a hearing on the government's handling of the Wen Ho Lee case; Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore.

Opinion polls have become an important gauge of how Americans will vote in the upcoming elections. NPR's Andy Bowers talks to several pollsters who explain their methods and why surveys can be misleading.

The Christian Coalition meets this weekend in Washington. NPR's Lynn Neary reports.

As a result of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, regulations on cryptocurrency could make it easier for the government to collect taxes on digital assets and trades.

This weekend, a World War II fighter plane took to the skies for the first time in more than 50 years. Until a few years ago, the plane, named Glacier Girl, was buried under more than 200 feet of snow and ice in Greenland, where it crash-landed during the war. John talks with Roy Shoffner, a businessman who played a key role in the recovery and restoration efforts. (3:45)

A smaller dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11, according to data the company released Monday. The data will now go before the FDA and CDC for review.

Democrats are trying to galvanize voters in favor of abortion rights after Texas Republicans enacted controversial new restrictions. Their first major test is in Virginia's race for governor.

Sir Clive Sinclair, a computing pioneer and an inventor that spent a lifetime making technology accessible for everyone, has died at age 81.

Francesca Momplaisir's book "My Mother's House" details what it's like for Haitians to flee their country.