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President Bush will fill any Supreme Court vacancies in his second term, and it appears that he will at least be naming a successor to ailing Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg.

Ukraine's Supreme Court overturns the result of the country's presidential election. The court ordered a new runoff election later this month. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Lawrence Sheets.

Amid new and often confusing revelations about painkillers currently on the market, the Food and Drug Administration issues an interim advisory while it compares data on pain relievers. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans resign from President Bush's Cabinet. Ashcroft said in a handwritten letter to Bush, "The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved." NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

President Bush confirms he authorized secret domestic eavesdropping by the National Security Agency. But he lashed out at those who object, saying the spying is aimed only at people believed to have a clear link to terrorist organizations.

New York City's transit strike enters its second day, leaving millions of New Yorkers without transportation. People of all walks of life and businesses big and small are feeling the effects.

President Bush will address the nation Thursday evening from Louisiana, where he will be monitoring Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, the White House announced Tuesday.

Courts around the country are busy with people rushing to beat a tougher bankruptcy law that goes into effect Monday. Lines are stretching outside courthouses, and since many bankruptcy attorneys stopped taking new clients, many people are representing themselves in proceedings.

U.S. Rep. John Murtha, a Democrat from Pennsylvania with strong ties to the military, catapulted into the spotlight recently with his call for a quick withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Murtha says U.S. commanders on the ground in Iraq support his position.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon meets Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas for the first time in four months. The two leaders will discuss, among other things, the Israeli pullout from Gaza in August.