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While the American press has covered violent protests over the publication of cartoons of the prophet Muhammad in European papers, most have declined to publish the cartoons.

Microsoft and Yahoo announce a deal that will allow users of one instant messaging service to communicate with the other. While the technology existed to facilitate that inter-communication, it was not offered until now.

Vivian Malone Jones, the first African-American student to graduate from the University of Alabama, has died at age 63. Malone was one of the students Alabama Gov. George Wallace tried to block from entering the university in 1963.

Radio host Bob Edwards is the author of the book Edward R. Murrow: and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism. It covers some of the same ground as a new feature film, Good Night, and Good Luck, which chronicles Murrow's conflict with Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

Foreign ministers from Germany, Great Britain and France meet in Berlin and decide to ask the International Atomic Energy Agency to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council. The United Nations could impose sanctions on Iran for reactivating its nuclear program earlier this week.

The Clinton Foundation announces a new initiative that will lower the price developing countries have to pay for AIDS drugs. The foundation has been a key force in helping poor countries negotiate with pharmaceutical companies.

Birgit Nilsson, who is often described as the greatest Wagnerian soprano of the post-World War II era, has died at the age of 87. Her family in Sweden is keeping private the cause and exact date of her death.

Composer Tan Dun grew up in Mao's China. As a boy, he saw his parents sent away for so-called "re-education." He describes his musical coming of age under China's Cultural Revolution.

Steve Inskeep talks to USA Today's Christine Brennan about the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis and who might make the U.S. Olympic team. Top skater Michelle Kwan could not compete this year, due to an injury.

Missouri Republican Sen. Jim Talent, running for re-election his fall, has infuriated supporters by taking his name off a bill to ban cloning. Anti-abortion organizations are fighting an amendment that would protect stem-cell research from being criminalized.