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NPR's Lynn Neary reports on the images of racial minorities that America displays overseas...through Hollywood films. See images and check out comprehensive NPR News coverage of the U.N. World Conference Against Racism.

NPR's Ivan Watson report on the music of Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour. N'Dour has been performing for over three decades, and the social commentaries in his songs continue to strike a chord with people of all age. (5:44

It's hard to imagine a New York mayor's race without larger-than-life personalities, but this year's pack of candidates has failed thus far to fire the public imagination. Instead, the contest has been dominated by incumbent Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who is leaving office because of term limits. He may not be running, but Giuliani's eight years in office are the dominant issue in the campaign. Beth Fertig has our report from member station WNYC in New York.

Lisa Simeone talks with Ishtar, the lead singer of European pop sensation Alabina, about her origins, her inspirations and how she learned to speak five languages.

NPR's Kathy Lohr reports on efforts to preserve the country's dwindling number of Civil War battlefields. Sites like Kennesaw Mountain -- the last obstacle between General Sherman and Atlanta -- are in danger from suburban sprawl.

The people who died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 have left gaps in the lives of thousands and thousands of other people. We chronicle some of them.

NPR's Joe Palca reports on a global warming study by Stanford University scientists in today's issue of the journal Science. The study relied on gambling records from an annual guessing game in Anchorage, Alaska. The game began in 1917 when engineers building a railroad bridge had to stop because of ice. The engineers then passed their time by placing bets on when the ice would break up.

Frank Gasparro, the man who designed the back of the Lincoln penny -- the side that displays the Lincoln Memorial -- died this past weekend at the age of 92. Linda Wertheimer talks with Christina Hansen, daughter of Frank Gasparro, about her father's work.

Host Noah Adams interviews David Shenk, author of a new book about Alzheimer's disease entitled The Forgetting. Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic.

Lisa talks with economist and Working Assets founder Peter Barnes about his proposal that the citizens of this country open a "Sky Trust," and collect dividends from polluters. He outlines his theory in his new book Who Owns The Sky? Our Common Assets and the Future of Capitalism (Island Press).