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Militia loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr begin handing over their weapons to Iraqi police in the Sadr City district of Baghdad. The disarmament is part of an attempt to end weeks of clashes with U.S. troops. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry sharply critiques President Bush's policy in Iraq, listing costs and priorities that he says are out of touch with the goals of Americans. Kerry also said the administration has failed to do enough to bring in allies or plan for the peace. NPR's Greg Allen reports.

At a speech in Cincinnati, Sen. John Kerry sharply critiques President Bush's Iraq policy, saying a failure to plan had cost America too much in lives and money. The Bush campaign counters by accusing Kerry of wavering in his positions on Iraq. Hear NPR's Greg Allen.

The Bush administration considers removing several animals from the Endangered Species List, saying the populations are now large enough to survive without protection. But ecologists say headcounts are only one way to measure whether a species has recovered. Hear NPR's John Nielsen.

An Islamist Web site posts video showing militants, led by Abu Musab Zarqawi, beheading a man identified as American contractor Eugene Armstrong. American Jack Hensley and Briton Kenneth Bigley are still held by the group, which demands the release of Iraqi women prisoners. Peter Kenyon reports.

At the United Nations, President Bush defends his decision to go to war in Iraq and calls on the international community to help in reconstruction. But some member countries and Secretary-General Kofi Annan still question the legitimacy of the U.S.-led war. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

Catholics and evangelical Christians are among swing voters key to this year's presidential race, a new poll finds. Many voters who describe themselves as religious say the economy and foreign policy are more important this year than cultural issues. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and political scientist John Green.

One of the nation's two makers of flu vaccine has lost its license, and 48 million doses of the company's vaccine will be destroyed. Due to the unexpected shortage, healthy Americans are encouraged to delay or skip getting shots so that enough will be available for the elderly and those most at risk. Hear NPR's Richard Knox.

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry trade blows on Iraq in new attack ads. A Bush ad uses Kerry's fondness for windsurfing to suggest he has too often changed his mind on issues. The Kerry camp calls the ad "tasteless and juvenile."

Hurricane Jeanne brings winds of up to 115 mph as it nears Florida's central coast, where thousands have already lost electricity. The Category 3 hurricane struck the Bahamas earlier Saturday. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and NPR's Christopher Joyce.