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A Food and Drug Administration study seems to confirm suspicions that antidepressant drugs may increase the risk of suicidal behavior in children and teens. The FDA re-examined nine different antidepressants. It found that young people given the drugs were more likely to harm themselves than those who took placebos. NPR's David Baron reports.

Bush campaign lawyer Ben Ginsberg resigns following revelations he advised a group attacking Sen. John Kerry's Vietnam War record. The FEC is unlikely to finish investigating the Bush campaign's alleged cooperation with the group until after the November election. Hear NPR's Juan Williams.

As an impasse continues at the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, the leading Shiite cleric in Iraq -- Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani -- prepares to lead a mass march on the city Thursday. He's seeking an end to fighting between U.S. and Iraqi forces and militia loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

Two days after hurricane Frances plowed through West Palm Beach, Fla., basic items such as food, ice and gasoline remain in short supply. Officials say thousands of utility wires and poles need repair, and warn the inconveniences will persist for several more days. Hear NPR's Adam Hochberg.

The United States will release "enemy combatant" detainee Yaser Hamdi, who had been held in a military prison for more than two years. In return, Hamdi will give up his U.S. citizenship; he is expected to return to Saudi Arabia, where he grew up. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and NPR's Nina Totenberg.

The 9-11 Commission's recommendations for restructuring intelligence efforts would require major changes to U.S. law, and would also represent the most radical overhaul of the CIA in the history of the agency. But several CIA insiders say reform may be necessary for the greater good of the nation. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports.

The Bush administration is trying to ease the mounting tensions between Russia and the former Soviet republic of Georgia, exhorting Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili to show restraint during meetings in Washington. Georgia is trying to re-assert control over two breakaway regions, where Russia has aided separatists. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

Economists say rising energy costs have put a perceptible drag on the economy throughout the summer. Americans are paying more to fill up their tanks, and businesses are seeing their fuel bills rise. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

Saying President Bush's Iraq policy has led to more terrorist activity, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry details a seven-point plan to fight global terrorism. Speaking in Philadelphia, Kerry also says the Bush administration has neglected other foreign policy goals to focus on Iraq. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

Hurricane Jeanne, leaving a devastated Haiti in its wake, could hit Florida's Atlantic coast by Sunday. And Hurricane Ivan, which tore through Alabama and the Florida Panhandle last week, has doubled back and is gathering strength again in the Gulf of Mexico. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and Dan Brown of the National Hurricane Center.