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The Senate reaches a temporary agreement on its position on the rights of detainees in the war on terror. The Senate decides to retain the military tribunal system for handling the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- but does rights of appeal to the federal courts.

Sweet Honey in the Rock is a Grammy Award-winning, African-American female a cappella ensemble. Ed Gordon talks to founding member Carol Maillard about the group's unique sound, which is rooted in the hymns, gospel music and spirituals of the black church, as well as jazz and blues. The group's latest CD is Raise Your Voice.

Over the past decade, hundreds of thousands of foreign-born high-tech workers have come to the United States thanks to the H-1B visa guest worker program. A new album mixes Indian and Western musical influences to take a lighthearted look at the techie immigrant's life in America.

Rigoberto Alpizar died Wednesday after being shot by federal air marshals at Miami International Airport. Willoughby Mariano, a reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, discusses the life of Alpizar, who lived in Maitland, Fla., with his wife.

Alan Cheuse reviews The Diviners, a satire by Rick Moody about an independent movie company trying to produce a television mini-series.

A live studio audience joins in a conversation with leading thinkers on the lessons Hurricane Katrina offers, about race and class in American society.

The arrest this week of a Nigerian warlord from the oil-producing Niger Delta has started a wave of violence on the streets of Port Harcourt.

Hurricane Rita is losing power as it makes its way through eastern Texas. The Texas towns of Galveston, Lumberton and Port Arthur and Lake Charles, La., absorbed the brunt of the storm so far. Rita reached land early Saturday as a Category 3 hurricane.

Producer Barrett Golding presents an audio postcard on the famous geysers of Yellowstone National Park. Barrett's guide around the park was the late Rick Hutchinson, a research geologist. This piece comes courtesy of the Hearing Voices radio project.

More than 20,000 hurricane survivors have already moved out of the shelter at Houston's Astrodome, many finding temporary housing in the city. Countless have been helped by Houston churches.