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Travis McMichael, his father, Gregory McMichael, and their friend William "Roddie" Bryan have pleaded not guilty in the 2020 killing of Arbery as he jogged in a residential neighborhood in Georgia.

Medicare unveils an online database that compares the performance of thousands of nursing homes. NPR's Lynn Neary talks with ElderCare manager Debra Sorensen about how the system works.

NPR's Michelle Trudeau reports on two new research studies that give clues about clinical depression, an illness that afflicts 18 million people in this country. Writing in two scientific journals, this month's issues of The American Journal of Medical Genetics and The American Journal of Psychiatry, these researchers report finding a genetic clue that may explain why many more women suffer from depression than men, and a specific brain abnormality that may help lead to an explanation of why depression tends to strike repeatedly in many people.

Women's equality has made slow progress in South Korea. Some South Koreans want to bring about change starting at the country's cultural roots by reinterpreting Confucius.

Instead of attending the first-ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event on Sept. 30, the prime minister and his family were on a seaside holiday in Vancouver.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon comes under pressure from hardliners who want a tough response to the ambush in Hebron in which 12 Israeli soldiers were killed. NPR's Linda Gradstein reports.

As the U.N's weapons inspectors head to Iraq, the U.S. military builds up its forces in the Persian Gulf. Russell Lewis reports on one of the first units to be deployed.

A study in the journal Nature explores the way seals distinguish between dangerous killer whales and those that are benign. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Volker Deecke of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Center.

Businesses and insurance companies hope the Republican Congress will bring a renewed push to reform the system of class-action litigation. NPR's Rachael Myrow reports.

U.N. chief weapons inspector Hans Blix arrives in Cyprus to meet his team on his way to Baghdad, where he expects to be tomorrow. Blix says he has a list of 700 sites in Iraq that he wants to inspect for weapons. He hopes to begin work on Nov. 27. NPR News reports

Iraqi officials say upcoming U.N. arms inspections will show Saddam Hussein's regime has no weapons of mass destructions. Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix is due in Baghdad Monday. NPR's Kate Seelye reports.

Oil slicks are spread toward shore northwest of Spain after a giant gash rents a tanker. Dozens of seabirds are killed with hundreds more caught in the slick. Officials say the tanker could break in two, causing a major disaster as thousands more tons of oil could spill. NPR News reports.

Newly-drawn Congressional districts in Texas benefit white residents — even though it was the population growth among people of color that helped the state pick up two additional seats in Congress.

The House concludes its last session of the 107th Congress after passing legislation creating a new Homeland Security Department. But lawmakers fail to extend unemployment benefits that are due to expire three days after Christmas. NPR's David Welna reports.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with ESPN's Monica McNutt about how as the NBA season begins, fans are talking about two players who won't be on the court anytime soon.

Even with government assistance and other efforts, more than 55% of Black and Latino households reported serious financial problems, compared with 29% of white households.

The Miss World pageant is moved from Nigeria to London after dozens of people are killed in bloody riots triggered by a newspaper article that suggests the Islamic prophet Muhammad would "probably have chosen a wife from among" the contestants. Hear freelance reporter Silvia Sansoni.

In Prague, organizers of a NATO session scramble to rearrange the seating chart so President Bush and British Prime Minister Blair would not have to sit near Ukraine's president, who's been accused of approving military sales to Iraq. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

Robert Siegel speaks with Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about some of the news coming out of Major League Baseball's winter meetings. Among the news: The Montreal Expos will play some of their home games in Puerto Rico. The Atlanta Braves managed to trade for a star pitcher they won't have to pay for a few years. And baseball's future as an Olympic sport may be dim.

Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar is revered as a director of women, but Bob Mondello says it's the men who scale the emotional peaks in his latest movie, Talk To Her, which opens today.