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The official Web site of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea — AKA, North Korea — is http://www.korea-dpr.com. Wait. It's dot-COM? Host Scott Simon speaks with Alejandro Cao de Benos, the site's author.

Robert Siegel talks with James Randi, founder of the James Randi Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization that seeks to debunk pseudoscientific claims. They discuss what scientists should be looking for when testing to see if a baby is a clone.

There are hundreds of charities operating in the United States, all looking for donations. How do you know which ones will use your money the way you intend? All Things Considered host Robert Siegel talks with Bennett Weiner, chief operating officer of the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance, about some of the potential pitfalls of charitable giving.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is Mary Gilroy from Cascade, Colo. She listens to Weekend Edition Sunday on member station KRCC in Colorado Springs.

Yusa is a 20-something singer-songwriter from Havana with a brand new CD. Her music blends Cuba's past, present and future, and while the music draws on traditions, it's also influenced by trends in America, Brazil and other Latin American countries. The CD is titled Yusa on TUMI records. Felix Contreras has our review.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Steve Daubenspeck from Harleysville, Penn. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station WHYY in Philadelphia.)

The seven men arrested in Britain over the weekend were allegedly manufacturing Ricin, a poison made from the berries of a common ornamental plant. NPR's Ketzel Levine looks at the plant itself.

The 108th Congress opens this week. Former Senators George McGovern and Alan Simpson talk with NPR's Liane Hanson about the state of civility in the political discourse of members of Congress.

Many high school programs encourage students to volunteer in their community, reaching out beyond their classrooms. But NPR's Nancy Solomon reports that some experts worry the programs are sending an incomplete message about citizenship.

The "millennium problems," have resisted solving for decades. The challenges are important and famous enough among experts that a $1 million reward has been offered for each correct answer.