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The speech represents a chance for Biden to address the nation on where he thinks the country stands, where it is headed and what his priorities are ahead. Here, several issue areas to look out for.

"I want to give my side of the story," McMichael testified, saying the defendants chased Arbery because there had been break-ins in the area and at one point Arbery grabbed McMichael's shotgun.

Noah speaks with Coast Guard Commander Rick Ferraro about the search for the ship that dumped oil off of Florida's southern coast. It's the area's worst spill in at least a decade. Since Tuesday, investigators from the Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been tracking down vessels that were in the area at the time the spill occurred. Ferraro says oil samples from all of the known vessels have been collected, and a lab is comparing those samples with oil from the slick.

The top-secret base is not accessible to the public, though it has become a tourist destination. The event began as an Internet joke, but some people apparently are really planning to attend.

Kyle Hedlund is Executive Director of Grand Village nursing home in Grand Rapids and was recently appointed to the Rural Health Advisory Commitee by Gov.…

Producer and host Leah Lemm, in her latest Northern Voices segment, introduces us to a couple who are moving on from the greenhouse operation they have…

Jamie Attenberg's newest novel follows a woman living her life unapologetically, and on her own terms. But that kind of life can is not necessarily a good one.

Hear the Grammy-nominated jazz musician performs songs from her latest album, Bewitched.

A cultural chameleon with a handful of viral hits, the rising rapper's Come Home The Kids Miss You misses the mark.

Not content with musical convention, Chris Garneau restricts his soft voice to starts and stutters, as if it refuses to leave his lips. At its most fluttery, it brings to mind the likes of Elliott Smith and Sufjan Stevens, but Garneau breaks free of easy comparisons in "First Place!!!"

All Things Considered Host Linda Wertheimer reports on the way recorded voices have been used in political campaigns in the 20th century. At first, speeches were recorded on records. Then the advent of radio provided a way for candidates to get their messages out to voters.

Campaigning in Michigan, President Bush says John Kerry's health care plan would create a massive, expensive bureaucracy. In Washington, Kerry accuses Bush of voicing support for the assault weapons ban but doing nothing to renew it. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea.

On Sept. 11, 2001, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) recorded the voices of military airspace controllers after planes crashed into the World Trade Center. Those tapes, previously withheld from the public, show an air traffic control system in disarray.

As the Republican National Convention begins near ground zero, its message will promote President Bush as a strong leader in the war on terrorism. Despite the GOP's conservative platform, featured speaking slots will be filled by the party's more moderate voices. Hear NPR's Juan Williams.

The Clientele has always evoked autumnal romps through the English countryside. Led by Alasdair MacLean's warm voice, and now aided by the backing vocals and multi-instrumental skills of Mel Draisey, The Clientele performs its perfectly precise chamber-pop on World Cafe.

Turkey continues to voice its opposition to a controversial resolution circulating in the U.S. House regarding the 1915 mass killing of more than a million Armenians. The Turkish government has threatened to curtail military ties with the U.S., and lawmakers are withdrawing their support of the resolution.

Emmy The Great, formerly of the English band Lightspeed Champion, takes the sincere and often heavy songwriting of '60s folk and turns it on its head. With sarcasm in her voice, she sings the sort of "anti-folk" music that's become popular in the U.K.

David Gahan is best known for his role as the lead singer in Depeche Mode. His soulful baritone voice and stylish delivery gave the band the kind of appeal a pack of synthesizers has difficulty achieving alone. Hear the now-solo musician in an interview and performance.

Norwegian musician Anja Garbarek's soft, sometimes haunting voice sings over programmed beats and beautifully orchestrated strings. Her sound is distinctively experimental, atmospheric pop that pushes creative boundaries while remaining accessible. Her new CD is Briefly Shaking.

As a fiercely independent and idiosyncratic singer/songwriter who plays the piano, Regina Spektor draws easy comparisons to Tori Amos. But her work feels less remote and more versatile, thanks to a singular songwriting voice that spans genres and personas with grace and apparent ease.