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In Southern Africa, the government of Botswana is moving some of the last San Bushmen out of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Botswana officials call it progress, but Bushmen argue that the move threatens their culture. Alex Chadwick interviewed some of the San Bushmen about their plight last year, and NPR foreign correspondent Jason Beaubien has an update from Botswana.

Super Bowl XL falls somewhere between brilliant and bland on the 40-year timeline of title games. The Pittsburgh Steelers and star Jerome Bettis are popular winners, but play was erratic and the referees loomed a bit too large.

At 31, playwright Sarah Ruhl has already been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize with The Clean House. Ruhl's epic trilogy Passion Play takes her further into the public spotlight.

Hurricane Wilma passes over the east coast of Florida as a Category 2 storm and surprises residents with its power. Far from diminishing as it moved over land, the storm's wind stayed strong, tossing trees and ripping roofs.

Thousands of reproductive rights supporters are gathering Saturday at rallies across the country in protest of the Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

Supplies now are pouring into Pakistan, days after the massive earthquake that killed at least 20,000 and left hundreds of thousands homeless. Bad weather has lifted, allowing supplies to arrive from abroad and rescue missions to remote areas.

After months of rumors, Apple Computer unveils a new iPod with the ability to play video. It also made an unexpected announcement: a groundbreaking deal with ABC that will allow users to download episodes of shows such as Desperate Housewives from the iTunes store.

The cause of the Atlanta rapper's death has yet to be released. His brother, Lil Gotit, posted about Lil Keed's death over Instagram early Saturday .

Filmmaker Noah Baumbach's new film is The Squid and the Whale. The post-college angst film Kicking and Screaming established Baumbach's directorial credentials in 1995; last year, he collaborated with Wes Anderson on The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

The Big Easy's musicians may be scattered by the storm, but they are united on a benefit CD called Our New Orleans. Public radio host Nick Spitzer, who produced several songs for the album, talks about the project with Melissa Block.