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Host Debbie Elliott talks with author Jeanne Birdsall, the winner of this year's National Book Award for Young People's Literature, about her book, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy.

Election logistics in a chaotic Iraq are a major concern as the country prepares for January elections. Adnan Pachachi, a member of Iraq's National Assembly, says the country needs to concentrate on creating a climate secure enough to allow people to vote. He speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Jamaicans brace themselves for Hurricane Ivan, expected to make a direct hit on the island Friday afternoon. On Thursday, the Category 4 storm devastated Grenada, killing 13 people and damaging most of the homes on the island. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and Peter David, a member of parliament in Grenada.

Those amazing video games that some people spend months playing take even longer to create. Now, overworked programmers have filed a lawsuit against their employers, citing extreme job stress and health problems. Laura Sydell reports.

An attack on a U.S. and Iraqi base in Mosul kills at least 22 people and wounds dozens more, according to a Pentagon official. Hear NPR's Alex Chadwick and NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

Drugs being developed to aid Alzheimer's disease sufferers promise improved memory function. But the drugs are also reported to aid the memory of healthy people. An article in the journal Neurology suggests that we may be entering an era of cosmetic neurology, when a "brain-lift" is possible. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports.

A grisly videotape recorded inside a kosher slaughterhouse depicts what the animal rights group PETA says is evidence of animal cruelty. But people in Iowa and kosher authorities are expressing support for the owners of the slaughterhouse. NPR's Greg Allen reports.

Researchers in England are exploring a potential new breast cancer treatment that would take advantage of a genetic weakness in cancer cells that normal cells do not have. The new discovery could lead to more effective and easier treatment for millions of people affected by the disease.

As many as 50,000 people may have died from hunger and disease resulting from fighting in western Sudan. Refugees in camps along the Sudan-Chad border face severe water and food shortages but say they're too afraid to return to their villages. Hear NPR's Jason Beaubien.

Iraq's Christian community was rocked by a series of nearly simultaneous explosions Sunday that targeted five different churches in two Iraqi cities. The U.S. military says at least 11 people were killed and more than 47 injured in the highly sophisticated coordinated attack. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.