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The presidential campaigns are in full swing and that's great news for America's political cartoonists. NPR's Renee Montagne talks about drawing the candidates with Pulitzer Prize winners Mike Lucovich and Mike Peters.

In the worst violence since Iraq's new government took over two weeks ago, a car bomb was detonated at the entrance to the interim governments offices, killing 10 and wounding 40. Soon after, insurgents ambushed the governor of Mosul's convoy, killing the governor and two bodyguards. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

In Iraq, several cars explode outside Christian churches as their congregations were holding evening services. One detonation was reported in the northern city of Mosul; at three others occurred in Baghdad. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

The state of Utah reveals what had been a secret for 50 years: Hundreds of ancient Indian granaries, pit houses and rock art panels in a remote canyon. Archaeologists are ecstatic because the sites have not been looted or vandalized, a common fate for such sites. The area had been protected by rancher Waldo Wilcox, who once owned the land containing the ancient Indian villages. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

Legendary actor Marlon Brando, who died Thursday of lung failure in Los Angeles at age 80, is being rembered for his lasting legacy on the craft of acting. His "method acting" approach to roles in films such as A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront changed the way Hollywood looked at the role of a leading man in movies. NPR's Robert Siegel reports.

A Muslim woman is creating a stir in the mountains of West Virginia. Asra Nomani has been seeking women's rights at her small mosque in Morgantown. But the toughest resistance she's met has come from other Muslim women, who say they're already liberated. NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports.

Car bombings outside five Christian churches in Baghdad and Mosul leave several people dead and dozens wounded. Authorities say the series of explosions may be the most highly coordinated attack since the insurgency began 15 months ago after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

At the 15th International AIDS Conference, held in Thailand this past week, scientists and policy makers focused particular attention on the fate of women with AIDS. Hear NPR's Susan Stamberg and Dr. Kathleen Cravero of UNAIDS.

Both the Bush and Kerry campaigns are making a huge investment in ads aimed at the Latino community. Bush got about one-third of the Hispanic vote in 2000 and hopes to garner a larger percentage this year. With polls indicating that many voters have already decided whom to support, both camps see the Hispanic vote as an opportunity to gain an advantage in what looks to be a tight race. NPR's John McChesney reports.

Though Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld recently said the situation in Iraq is calming down, insurgents continue to attack government officials, the country's infrastructure and its new security forces in particular. Some 890 U.S. troops have died in Iraq since March 2003. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves and NPR's Steve Inskeep.