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On Oct. 9, the U.S. Treasury department will roll out new $20 bills featuring new coloring and other background alterations designed to thwart counterfeiters. NPR's Jack Speer reports. See a photo of the new $20 bill.

Elliott Smith, nominated for an Oscar for the song "Miss Misery" on the Good Will Hunting soundtrack, was found dead Tuesday with a stab wound to the chest. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports on the musician's life, his large cult following and his music. Hear samples of some of his songs, and listen to past NPR interviews with Smith.

Twenty-six years after it left Earth, NASA's Voyager spacecraft is nearing the edge of the solar system. It's original mission was to study Saturn, but now it's heading off into the unknown, NPR's Richard Harris reports. See photos from Voyager.

U.S. forces launch an air and ground attack on what military officials call a "terrorist training camp" about 100 miles from Baghdad. A U.S. Army helicopter is shot down over western Iraq. North of Baghdad, U.S. troops continue their search for Iraqis still loyal to Saddam Hussein. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

Poland has begun to send peacekeepers to Iraq to assist U.S. armed forces. It's a test case to see if military support from smaller allies can ease the overall burden on American troops. Analysts say it's unlikely the U.S. role in Iraq will be significantly reduced any time soon. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

Junior Senior's single "Move Your Feet" has spent nine weeks on Britain's top 10 pop charts and sold more than 200,000 copies. Now the Danish musical duo hopes to take America by storm. Their CD, Don't Stop the Beat, makes its U.S. debut Tuesday. Charles de Ledesma reports.

Pentagon officials say they still don't know what happened to two American soldiers who disappeared from their guard post in Iraq Wednesday. As attacks on U.S. and British forces continue, some analysts suggest a full-blown guerrilla war may be developing in Iraq. The Pentagon says the attacks may be coordinated but blames them largely on Saddam Hussein loyalists. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

Gen. Tommy Franks tells a House committee that U.S. troop strength in Iraq will remain at current levels until at least the end of the year. Franks, who directed U.S. forces during the war, acknowledges the possibility that U.S. troops could still be in Iraq four years from now. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

The Hubble Space Telescope has produced phenomenal results since it went into orbit in 1990. But as the telescope ages, astronomers are divided on how long Hubble should be maintained, and when it should be retired. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

The looting and chaos sweeping several Iraqi cities raise concerns among humanitarian groups. They say they cannot get supplies to Iraqis when there's no security, and the U.S. military is reluctant to act as a police force. The Bush administration is asking its allies to supply police officers who can help restore law and order. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.