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The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are creating new business in communities across the country. In Newport, Vt., a factory producing Kevlar Army helmets has doubled its workforce, and give the community a new focus. NPR's Melissa Block reports.

U.S. prosecutors this week are expected to ask a federal grand jury to indict former Enron chairman Kenneth Lay on fraud charges. Many of his legal troubles began when Sherron Watkins started to tell prosecutors about Enron's accounting practices. For this week's installment of our summer reading series, we spoke with the Enron whistleblower and co-author of Power Failure: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron.

Forty years ago, three civil rights workers were murdered in Neshoba County, Miss. Though suspects in the killing were identified, no one has ever been charged with murder. Now, a group of black and white Neshoba residents have united to call for justice and come to terms with their violent past. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports.

In a 5-4 vote with vast repercussions for the U.S. criminal justice system, the Supreme Court invalidates the criminal sentencing system of Washington state. The court's ruling emphasizes the role of juries in determining sentences, and stirs speculation that the sentencing guidelines used by many states and the federal government won't be able to withstand a constitutional challenge. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

At least 35 Iraqis die and more than 100 others are wounded in a pair of car bombings: a suicide attack at the gate of a Baghdad military base where new Iraqi army recruits were being processed, and a second bombing in the town of Balad, north of the capital, that killed members of Iraq's Civil Defense Corps. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

A new poll shows President Bush losing support in 17 so-called "battleground" states among a key constituency: rural voters. Those states, which Mr. Bush carried in 2000 thanks to overwhelming support in rural counties, are considered too close to call in the November presidential election. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is Ken Kaliher from Seoul, Korea. He listens to Weekend Edition on NPR World Wide on the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Dr. Elizabeth McNally talks about a study, published in today's New England Journal of Medicine, about a four-year-old boy born in Germany who was born with well-defined muscles. The child can lift seven-pound weights over his head.

Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Africa next week to examine the situation in the Darfur region in Western Sudan, where government-backed militias are accused of carrying out rape, murder and forced evacuations against black farming communities. U.S. officials say they are investigating whether the situation amounts to genocide, but a growing number of lawmakers say the case is already clear. Hear NPR's Michele Kelemen.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Romeo Dallaire, author of the new book Shake Hands with the Devil. In the book, the former Canadian general recalls his experiences as head of a U.N. peacekeeping force in Rwanda, and offers wider observations about the psychological impact of war on soldiers.