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Ithaca College in upstate New York is sponsoring a contest for the best short film shot with a cell phone camera. Entries can be no longer than 30 seconds and must include music, dialogue or other audio.

This Sunday, two of the world's top solo explorers will attempt to do what no one has ever done: travel 620 miles on an unsupported mission to the North Pole in the total darkness of Arctic winter.

Turkey's government has ordered the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of domestic birds in an effort to control an outbreak of avian flu. U.N. agencies say Turkey is taking adequate measures, but warns neighboring countries to be on alert.

Shortly before leaving office, Virginia Gov. Mark Warner ordered post-conviction reviews of thousands of old criminal files after DNA testing in 31 cases revealed that two men had been wrongly convicted decades ago. The move has re-ignited debate about large-scale review of long-settled cases.

Mike Luckovich and Ann Telnaes discuss reactions to cartoon depictions of the prophet Muhammad, joined by Stephen Hess, co-author of Drawn and Quartered: The History of American Political Cartoons.

American sports fans aren't very familiar with many of the top U.S. Winter Olympians, let alone some other international athletes. But in Europe, athletes from all over the world are easily recognized.

Massachusetts parents infuriated that their second graders were read King & King, a fairy tale about two gay princes, are suing the school and the teacher in federal court. The parents say schools are violating their religious freedom. But in Massachusetts, where gay marriage is legal, public school officials say they not only can talk about gay couples, they are required to.

NPR's political editor, Ken Rudin, talks about Tony Snow being named the new White House press secretary, the New Orleans mayoral race and the politics surrounding oil prices.

Consumers are paying more than $3 a gallon for gas in many areas of the country. On Tuesday, President Bush announced a four-point plan to lower the cost of a fill-up. Guests discuss how gas prices are determined.

Leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Commitee are proposing that the Federal Emergency Management Agency be eliminated. After investigating the response to Hurricane Katrina, the committee releases a draft report recommending the creation of a new National Preparedness and Response Authority to replace FEMA.

A new National Academy of Sciences report finds that transportation accidents involving nuclear waste pose minimal risks. The academy recommends further study of scenarios involving long-duration fires or terrorist attack, and it points out another issue the government needs to address: public fear.

Here's a way to travel, without suffering the high prices of fuel these days: Read one of Alan Cheuse's summer reading book picks. One of them is bound to move you someplace beyond your beach chair.