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The Gap clothes chain releases its first-ever social responsibility report, assessing working conditions in nearly 3,000 factories around the world. It calls for a coordinated response to improve conditions for garment workers. The Gap says it canceled contracts with 136 factories last year because of persistent or severe violations of its code of conduct. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.

His new book, Moyers on America (The New Press) is a first-ever collection of his essays and speeches. Moyers is the host of Now with Bill Moyers on PBS. He was one of the organizers of the Peace Corps, spokesperson for President Lyndon Johnson, a senior correspondent for CBS News, and producer of many public TV series. Moyers has won 30 Emmy Awards.

Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik will marry Mary Donaldson, a Tasmanian and former Microsoft employee, in Copenhagen Friday. The country is abuzz with news of the wedding, with commemorative coins, stamps and royal wedding sales at malls. Melissa Block talks with Danish Broadcasting reporter Tine Goetze.

Nicholas Berg, the American whose death was depicted in a video posted on an Islamist Web site, is laid to rest Friday after a service at a synagogue in West Chester, Pa. Berg's family asked that only those who knew him attend the service. Hear NPR's Brian Naylor and NPR's Michele Norris.

If Roe v. Wade is overturned, as a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court suggests it could be, millions of Americans could lose access to abortions where they live.

Despite claims by the Department of Defense that sexual assault in the military has been cut in half, female soldiers and counselors say the problem remains acute. NPR's John Burnett reports.

It's swing time! Liane chats in NPR's with Five By Design, a vocal quintet from Minnesota which has been touring nationally with two shows, as well as performing with symphony orchestras.

Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba's testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee emphasized his opinion that a breakdown in military command led to the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Some senators are wondering how high up accountability should go. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports.

The court says it's routine for justices to circulate draft opinions internally. It's part of a larger procedure that involves deliberating, voting and assigning writers.

When Hurricane Floyd struck Princeville, North Carolina, in 1999, one of the oldest all-black communities in America was almost lost. But town commissioner Anne Howell was determined to save her hometown. She speaks with journalist Jake Halpern in the first of a five-part series based on his book Braving Home.