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President Bush is set to announce a national plan to vaccinate Americans against smallpox. The plan calls for vaccinating medical and emergency workers early next year, followed by offering the vaccine to the general public in 2004. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

Nine people are killed in an attack by Islamic militants on the U.S. consulate in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. No Americans were killed in the three-hour assault, described by eyewitnesses as highly organized in its execution. Hear Roger Harrison of Arab News.

She was born in Illinois. But when Abigail Washburn picks up a banjo and sings, the lyrics are often in Chinese. An immersion in Chinese culture inspired her to reconnect with American musical roots.

Academics asked 2,000 Americans to find Ukraine on a world map. Most could not. Most did put it in Europe or Asia, but some put Ukraine in Alaska, Brazil or Utah.

On this week's show, Chip Comins and Abby Stern of the American Renewable Energy Institute and ARE Day Summit with a preview of this summer's event.To…

A survey from Vouchercloud finds that a lot of Americans don't talk tech — at least not very well. More than 20 percent of respondents thought MP3 was a robot from Star Wars.

In the first of a new series looking at American music, our pop culture critic shares a playlist including B.B. King and Nina Simone.

Audie Cornish read letters from listeners, including a correction to Wednesday's story on the Battle of Gettysburg.

WQXR's Terrance McKnight shares performances from Jeff Scott, Tahirah Whittington and Jason Moran.

Following the re-election of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nadine Epstein, editor-in-chief of Moment Magazine, about the American Jewish community's impact on Israeli politics.