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Host Bob Edwards speaks with Robert Hall, an attorney for Earl Washington, Jr. Washington is a Virginia man who spent nine years on death row for a murder he did not commit. DNA evidence cast heavy doubt on Mr. Washington's guilt, leading Virginia Gov. James Gilmore to pardon him.

Host Bob Edwards remembers Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Yesterday, the 30-year-old stadium, a Pittsburgh landmark, was destroyed as part of a nationwide effort to make way for a modern generation of stadiums.

Abe Lincoln is finally getting a presidential library, 136 years after his death. Bill Wheelhouse of member station WUIS in Springfield, Illinois, reports on the construction of the library and museum dedicated to the 16th president.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with commentator John Feinstein about last night's All-Star game and the future of the NBA.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports from India, 17 days after that nation's worst earthquake in 50 years. With aftershocks still shaking the ground and anywhere from 600,000 to one million left homeless, the challenge is now feeding, caring and housing the victims.

From member station WDET in Detroit, Quinn Klinefelter reports on a lawsuit against the University of Michigan Law School, charging that the school unfairly uses race as a factor in its admissions. The outcome of the suit could have an effect on admissions policies at many universities.

Kate Seelye in Cairo reports a new pop song with a virulent message is topping the charts in the Egyptian capital. The song is entitled I hate Israel. To some extent, it reflects the popular mood.

NPR's White House correspondent Don Gonyea talks to Noah Adams about President Bush's visit to Mexico today. On his first foreign trip as president, he joined Mexico's new president, Vicente Fox, at Fox's ranch.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports a significant decline in the number of illegal immigrants crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. According to the U.S. Border Patrol, the number of arrests at the busiest illegal border crossing, at Douglas, Ariz., is down 40-percent in the first six weeks of this year, compared to the same period last year.

Jane Swift will shortly assume the duties as governor of Massachusetts, pending the confirmation of Paul Cellucci as the Bush administration's ambassador to Canada. Steve Tripoli of member station WBUR has prepared a profile on Swift, who will soon turn 36 and become the nation's youngest governor.