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NPR looks at grocery inflation and politics in Pittsburgh, a focus of both major presidential campaigns in their quest to woo voters in must-win Pennsylvania.

Federal Reserve policymakers cut interest rates by half a percentage point to levels not seen since the early 1960s. But some economists don't believe the cut will help jumpstart the sluggish economy. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

The Washington Post reports that U.S. intelligence officials believe Saddam Hussein was present Wednesday when a 2,000-pound "bunker-busting" bomb struck an Iraqi command center. Officials say Saddam may have been injured in the attack. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and Post reporter Dana Priest.

Blood tests and a letter have led to questions about the death of former Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic, who died in his jail cell on Saturday. Milosevic recently said in a letter that he believed he was being poisoned. He faced a possible life sentence over a war crimes trial at the United Nations tribunal in The Hague.

A company with ties to a religious group that believes space aliens brought life to Earth announces the birth of the first human clone. But Clonaid offers no proof that the 7-pound baby girl is a genetic copy of her 31-year-old mother. Most scientists are skeptical. NPR News reports.

Addressing a joint meeting of Congress, British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he believes history will forgive the U.S.-led war in Iraq, even if it turns out that Saddam Hussein's ousted regime did not have any weapons of mass destruction. Hear NPR News.

Serbian TV recently broadcast a video showing killings in the 1995 massacre of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica. But a large number of Serbs continue to believe either that the video is a fake or that all sides committed atrocities and are equally guilty. Even so, Serbian President Boris Tadic plans to attend 10-year anniversary memorial of the massacre.

Democrats offer a positive initial reaction to the nomination of retired federal judge Michael Mukasey as attorney general, saying they believe President Bush listened to Congress in choosing a candidate acceptable to both parties.

Pakistan's chief justice, suspended by President Pervez Musharraf, is due at the Supreme Court Saturday for a seminar on the independence of the judiciary.

The Biden administration is calling for more oversight as the adoption of cryptocurrencies grows, saying they pose significant risks.