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Chumbawamba, best known for the 1997 release Tubthumper, has released a new anti-war song called Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name). They'll play it Saturday for those rallying in Washington, D.C., but they give a preview to NPR's Scott Simon.

The Supreme Court upholds a 20-year copyright extension passed by Congress in 1998. An Internet publisher challenged the extension, which lengthens copyrights to 70 years after the creator's death, arguing it threatened the public domain. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and Rick Karr.

Kevin Whitehead reviews two albums: Gong With the Wind Suite from Lee Konitz and Matt Wilson, and the newly remastered Theme and Variations from John LaPorta.

The Food and Drug Administration suspends more than two dozen gene-therapy studies after a second child in a French genetic experiment is diagnosed with leukemia. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and Richard Knox.

Biles shocked the world when she withdrew from events at the Olympics this summer, citing a phenomenon called the "twisties." In an interview Thursday, she says she's still grappling with it.

Commentator Frank Deford says there is nothing super about the Super Bowl anymore. The game should be called the "Mediocrity Bowl."

The National Park Service unveils a plan to heighten security around Philadelphia's Independence Hall, home of the Liberty Bell. But some businesses and residents criticize the proposal, saying it prioritizes security over liberty. Joel Rose of member station WHYY reports.

Dina Temple-Raston reports from Rwanda on the thousands of open-air, informal courts trying suspects in the 1994 genocide between Hutus and Tutsi. The government hopes this airing out of crimes will close the book on a horrific chapter of Rwandan history. Critics say the process is horribly arbitrary and is ignoring the crimes of the Tutsi.

Commentator Russell Roberts say before liberals dismiss the President's plan to end tax on investment dividends as a windfall for the rich, they should consider who else proposed the idea: President Jimmy Carter. Roberts' commentary is the second in a series of occasional commentaries on the Bush economic plan.

The Gardens of Remembrance, blocks away from the former site of the World Trade Center, will be designed by Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf. NPR gardening expert Ketzel Levine speaks with NPR's John Ydstie about Oudolf's way with plants. View an online photo gallery of Oudolf's work at Talking Plants.

Ivory Coast political parties and rebel groups begin talks near Paris to try to end the country's four-month civil war. Delegates say they are confident they will reach a solution, despite President Laurent Gbagbo's absence from the meeting. NPR's Nick Spicer reports.

Commentator Alison apRoberts says her belief in the shared sacrifice of the military draft doesn't make the recruitment brochures mailed to her teenage son any easier to stomach.