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Scientists discover fossils of a new species of early human on the Indonesian island of Flores. Like the Neanderthals, it is an alternate human line that disappeared. The creatures were surprisingly small -- no more than a meter tall, with heads the size of a grapefruit. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports.

On the eve of an historic bus trip across Kashmir's Line of Control, Islamic militants attack the compound where passengers had assembled. Several were injured in the attack, and none were killed. The bus trip will leave as planned Thursday morning.

As the nation prepares in earnest for a potential terror attack, public officials walk a fine line between informing people and generating panic. Bio-terror experts say precautions such as covering windows with plastic sheeting and duct tape are unnecessary for most people and ineffective for others. NPR's Pam Fessler and NPR's Jon Hamilton report.

Nominations for Academy Awards are announced in Los Angeles. Brokeback Mountain and Munich were among the best picture nominees, while the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line was shut out. Critic Kenneth Turan discusses the nominations with John Ydstie.

Utilities begin the process of rebuilding power lines and restoring electricity in Florida in the wake of Hurricane Charley. Hundreds of thousands of residents in the area around Port Charlotte remain without power. Utility officials warn it will take weeks to restore power completely. Hear NPR's Phillip Davis.

Captivated by a poetic line in Sen. Zell Miller's keynote speech Wednesday night at the Republican Convention, James Bowman writes a poem of his own. Bowman is a resident scholar at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where he is writing a book about honor. Each day this week he's providing us with a poem about events at the convention.

Novelist Alan Hollinghurst is awarded this year's prestigious Man Booker Prize. Hollinghurst won for The Line of Beauty, the first gay-themed novel to win the British literary honor in its 36-year history. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and Rebecca Jones of the BBC.

As dignitaries gather for Queen Elizabeth's funeral, people have been lining the streets to catch a glimpse of the events. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Frank Langfitt and author Claudia Joseph.

Did William White break baseball's color line, 68 years before Jackie Robinson? NPR's Robert Siegel talks with The Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about White, who may have played one major-league game in 1879.

The impacts of climate change continue to intensify year after year. Youth across the world are at the highest risk with their future on the line.