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Joshua Levs of member station W-A-B-E reports on the case of James Earl Ray, who was convicted of the assination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Ray pled guilty to the charge of murder at the time, but he has long held that he is innocent and was coerced into the guilty plea by his lawyers. Now Ray is dying of liver cancer and wants to have a trial.

Kennedy Center Honors are known for paying tribute to prominent artists who contribute to the culture of Americans. This weekend, they'll be handed out for the 25th time. Host Bob Edwards talks with George Stevens Jr., creator and producer of the Kennedy Center Honors.

The new commander of U.S. forces in Iraq tells senators that the insurgency in Iraq is more resilient than had been expected. As Gen. George Casey Jr. spoke at his confirmation hearing at the Senate Armed Services Committee, fresh attacks in Iraq claimed more than 80 lives. Hear NPR's Eric Westervelt.

Writer Sherman Alexie is out with his first book for young adults. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian tracks the misadventures of a young teen, Arnold Spirit, Jr., who decides to leave the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white high school.

President Bush nominates the head of one of Wall Street's top financial firms to lead the Treasury Department. Henry Paulson Jr. -- chairman of Goldman Sachs -- is slated to replace resigning Secretary John Snow. The White House hopes Paulson will do a better job than Snow selling the president's economic record.

Jimmy Fallon still hasn't addressed allegations that he led a toxic work culture at "The Tonight Show," while "The Daily Show" is saying goodbye to guest host Roy Wood Jr.

In his book, This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible, former activist Charles Cobb Jr. says weapons kept people and communities safe during that era.

People across the country share the service projects their doing to honor the memory of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

But Cyrus Vance Jr.'s probe of Eric Schneiderman is complicated: Schneiderman has been investigating Vance for his involvement in the decision not to prosecute producer Harvey Weinstein.

Commentator James Reston Jr. describes his frustration with federal limits on stem-cell research. His daughter has a transplanted kidney, and he fears she will need another transplant in a few years. Reston thinks stem-cell technology could help speed up research about growing new kidneys artificially.