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More than half the shelter residents who are seeking asylum asked to move. But they are staying after Swedish authorities said there was nowhere else to go.

his retirement from the U.S. Senate. After 20 years in the office, he's decided not to seek re-election. The announcement comes exactly 35 years after Glenn's most famous moment...on this day in 1962, he became the first American to orbit the Earth.

A U.N. report says some equipment of interest is missing from a former missile plant in Iraq. Meanwhile, the Bush administration dispatches senior envoys to key foreign capitals, seeking to bolster support for possible military action against Iraq. Hear Rajiv Chandrasekaran of The Washington Post and NPR's Michele Kelemen.

State budget problems in Missouri signal drastic cuts in education, prisons and social services. Missouri eliminated some sales taxes in economic "boom years" of the 1990s. Now Democratic Gov. Bob Holden seeks to eliminate some corporate tax breaks. NPR's Greg Allen reports.

Former Vice President Al Gore announces he won't seek the White House in 2004. That leaves the race for the Democratic nomination for president wide open, and the focus shifts to other Democrats considering a presidential campaign. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

Cardinal Bernard Law delivers a public apology in his first major appearance since his resignation as the head of the Boston Archdiocese. He seeks forgiveness from victims who suffered over his failure to crack down on priests who molested children. Hear NPR's Tovia Smith.

Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) seeks to hang on to his post as Republican leader in a Senate newly controlled by the GOP. A torrent of criticism has greeted recent remarks by Lott that appeared to endorse America's segregated past. He apologized again Friday, but resisted calls to resign his leadership post. NPR's David Welna reports.

Earlier this month, lawyers for a group of black employees - and former employees - of Microsoft accused the software giant of employment practices they say "border on corporate slavery." The suit seeks $5 billion in damages. Attorneys representing employers say this is the latest example of a trend in bias cases -- to constantly up the ante. Employers argue that the tactics are not only unfair to business, but may do more harm than good for diversity. NPR's David Molpus reports.

Stating he is a "different kind of Democrat," Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) becomes the latest lawmaker to announce his plans to seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2004. He says he won't hesitate to tell his friends when they're wrong, and to agree with opponents when they're right. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

Globalization is under scrutiny as never before, with critics urging an alternative that puts people before profits. Sandy Tolan reports that Sarvodaya, a village-based movement in Sri Lanka, has been seeking for decades to improve the lot of millions of poor people with self-help programs based on Buddhist principles.