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A racketeering trial of the tobacco industry begins with government attorneys accusing the tobacco companies of working together for decades to mislead the public about the dangers of smoking. The government is seeking $280 billion in damages. NPR's Libby Lewis reports.

Rape charges against Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant are dismissed at the request of prosecutors. Bryant's accuser says she no longer wants to go through with the trial. A civil case remains unresolved. NPR's Jeff Brady reports.

Hundreds of pinwheels posing as daisies are among the eye-popping sights at California's Cornerstone Festival of Gardens. The exhibit offers new ideas in landscape design. NPR's Ketzel Levine reports.

A group led by Sony confirms that it has agreed to buy the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio for nearly $5 billion. The deal would include the studio's vast library of films. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Variety reporter Ben Fritz.

Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, facing massive street protests and international pressure, backs a new presidential election to end the standoff between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports.

For those at risk of a stroke, the use of stents yields as good or better results in preventing an attack as surgically cleaning out the arteries, according to a new study. Doctors at 29 medical centers compared the two procedures. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

Republicans in Congress are trying to quash persistent Internet rumors that the Bush administration is looking to reinstate a draft to bolster an American military stressed by troop deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. NPR's David Welna reports.

Prominent authors such as Tom Clancy are holding workshops at military bases, in an effort to encourage military personnel -- especially those who've served in Iraq and Afghanistan -- to record their thoughts about war and peace. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

President Bush makes harsh attacks on his opponent, Sen. John Kerry, in a campaign speech, offering retorts related to last week's debate. Fresh from Tuesday night's vice-presidential debate, Sen. John Edwards responded. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Despite Kerry's strong poll numbers with the Jewish population, analysts see Orthodox Jewish voters going to President Bush because of his support for Israel. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.