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The slow-moving Ivan, now a tropical storm, is carving a path through the South. As many as 1 million people may be without electricity. Authorities have been assessing deaths, injuries and damages as drenching rains soak Alabama and Georgia Thursday. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports.

Sen. John Kerry and his running mate Sen. John Edwards woo voters in the Southwest, with stops in rural and suburban towns in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. The Democratic presidential nominee is searching for swing voters in battleground states, such as Missouri. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

The FBI has placed an advertisement in a gun magazine in hopes of reinvigorating a three-year-old investigation into the murder of Tom Wales, a federal prosecutor in Seattle. Investigators are looking for the owner of a customized gun barrel, and hope someone will come forward with a tip. Tom Banse reports.

Political parties led by former Iraqi exiles appear to be in the strongest position to win power in Iraq's upcoming elections, largely as a result of the prominent positions they held in the now-disbanded U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Baghdad.

Former president Bill Clinton is expected to make a full recovery after undergoing quadruple coronary-artery bypass surgery Monday at a New York hospital. Doctors say Clinton had extensive heart disease but had been slow to recognize the symptoms. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

In a speech to the American Legion, Sen. John Kerry details what he calls the Bush administrations' many failures in Iraq. Kerry criticizes President Bush for not giving U.N. inspectors more time before the war and for failing to plan for the postwar period. NPR's Greg Allen reports.

NPR's Libby Lewis talks with NPR's Noah Adams about the U.S. Senate hearing Friday that hints at willingness by lawmakers to look at ways to reorganize the nation's intelligence operations in light of last week's 9-11 Commission report.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports on the Bush administration's efforts to persuade France, Germany and other NATO member nations to offer troops to help stabilize Iraq. NATO officials are talking about a limited role for the alliance and many say they're in no mood to get deeply involved.

U.S. Interior Secretary Gail Norton proposes to lift protection under the Endangered Species Act for gray wolves in most eastern states. The wolf would retain its endangered status in the West. NPR's John Nielsen reports.

The 15th International AIDS Conference comes to a close in Thailand. A U.S. plan to spend $15 billion on emergency measures is criticized over details, and divisions are evident at the gathering despite calls for unity. NPR's Richard Knox reports.