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Madeleine Brand speaks with a former Enron employee Rudy Sutherland about his reaction to the verdict in the trial of former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who were convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) began hearings this week to determine whether a Justice Department raid on the Capitol Hill office of Rep. William Jefferson's (D-LA) was constitutional. Commentator Deborah Mathis says that the evidence in the case is a bit overwhelming.

Bukavu was once a Congolese tourist capital, offering beautiful vistas of lush green hills. Now the town is home to crumbling, abandoned brick buildings and beat-up roads. But as the July 30 elections approach, there is a feeling that life may soon improve.

Each Thursday we read from listeners' emails. Pluto's demotion from full-fledged planet to "dwarf planet" has brought in a lot of letters. We hear your creative suggestion of a new status for Pluto. Also, comments on a mixup in a cemetery, and new lyrics for the old musical "The Fantasticks".

This year, the Vatican proposed having Ukrainian and Russian families carry the cross together during the annual Good Friday ceremony in Rome. Then Ukrainians objected.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mayor Byron Brown as the investigation gets underway into Saturday's mass shooting. At least 10 people were killed.

To see if kids would actually eat a new kind of white wheat bread, four Seattle kids, aged 8 to 11, volunteer to touch and sniff and taste to get a sense of whether they prefer it to regular white bread.

Getting broadband access can be a major challenge in rural areas. In one community in West Virginia, volunteers have set up a wireless network that serves local residents and businesses who otherwise would struggle with much slower dialup service.

Google enters the already crowded field of instant messaging, with a new service, Google Talk. Integrated into Google's e-mail program, the tool allows users to type messages and speak to each other over their Internet connection. But it currently does not work with AOL, Yahoo or MSN instant message services.

It's been 25 years since comedians Dan Akroyd and John Belushi took a skit they made popular on Saturday Night Live and turned it into a feature film. Many critics hated the Blues Brothers movie, but it made enough of an impression to lead to a sequel. And this summer's 25th anniversary brings the inevitable anniversary DVD.