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North Korea is marking a key state anniversary Friday with calls for stronger loyalty to Kim Jong Un, but there was no word on an expected military parade amid heightened international tension.

Supporters of Imran Khan took to the streets in protest while the political opposition prepared to install his replacement.

The United States is poised to remove five extremist groups, all believed to be defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations, including several that once posed significant threats.

The stakes will be high when the Senate Judiciary Committee opens hearings into an eavesdropping program President Bush says is needed to fight terrorism, and critics say breaks the law.

As jurors prepare for deliberations in the Enron federal fraud and conspiracy trial, NPR's Wade Goodwyn provides a look inside the courtroom. Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling surprised pundits by keeping his temper in check on the stand. But the courtroom crackled with animosity during founder Ken Lay's testimony.

Ten years after California prohibited race-based preferences in public education, the University of California, Los Angeles will welcome its smallest class of African-American freshmen in more than 30 years. Ward Connerly, chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, acknowledges the lack of diversity at UCLA is alarming. But he says that's the point.

One of the first areas of the Iraqi army to "stand up" was the First Battalion of the First Brigade, now stationed in Ramadi. A recent visit shows they're still dependent on the U.S. military for food, medical supplies, water and gasoline. And soldiers report that to join the battalion, new recruits must pay a bribe of up to $600.

The wildfire in New Mexico is growing rapidly. After weeks of relentless winds, firefighters are hoping for some relief soon. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and thousands of people evacuated.

Congress is considering whether to renew parts of the USA Patriot Act that are due to expire soon, including a provision that allows library records to be turned over to law enforcement. As part of our continuing coverage of the Patriot Act, Larry Abramson has this report on a library system in northwestern Washington state that had its ethics tested when the FBI came to call.

The man who leaked the Pentagon Papers told NPR it's obvious why the Supreme Court wants to keep their process secret: "No organization really wants to show how the sausage is made."