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Al-Qaida has kept a low profile recently and was noticeably quiet during the recent U.S. standoff with Somali pirates. But counterterrorism experts worry that this distance between the terrorist network and piracy will not last.

For many African-Americans, swimming is economically and culturally out of reach. A recent survey commissioned by USA Swimming found that 60 percent of black children don't know how to swim. Hampton University assistant professor and Director of Aquatics Jodi Jensen wants to reverse the trend. Jensen, who is white, talks about her efforts, as featured recently in the Washington Post Magazine.

Soldiers in Thailand fired into the air and used tear gas Monday in an effort to disperse mass demonstrations in Bangkok after a state of emergency was declared to quell the anti-government protests. One person has been killed and dozens injured in clashes, according to reports.

2009 is the International Year of Astronomy for good reason - it's the 400 anniversary of the telescope. We'll talk about the history of the telescope and its impact on astronomy, as well as modern attempts to understand the universe.

The $700 billion TARP program comes with its own internal police force tasked with ensuring that taxpayer money to bail out Wall Street is spent properly. Neil Barofsky, a former federal prosecutor, heads the new office, which is up and running, but undergoing some growing pains.

Recent news that music icon Madonna was denied her request to adopt a second child from the African country of Malawi sparked a larger discussion about overseas adoptions. Tracey Neale, a former TV news anchor who adopted twins from Ethiopia, and Deborah George, a radio producer and mother of an adopted daughter from Sierra Leone, discuss the difficulties of adopting children from overseas.

Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), head of the Armed Services Committee, says the Obama administration should not link its efforts in Afghanistan too closely with Pakistan. Levin spoke to NPR's Renee Montagne as part of a series of conversations this week about the administration's strategy for Afghanistan.

To be the "Greatest of All Time," boxing legend Muhammad Ali says you have to believe in yourself. It's a lesson his parents taught him and it has helped him in fighting Parkinson's disease.

"Let me say this as clearly as I can: the United States is not at war with Islam," the U.S. president tells the Turkish Parliament as he visits the key NATO ally for the first time in his term.

Data due out this week will indicate whether the economy is still on its way toward hitting bottom or if it's starting to recover. Things could get better if plans agreed on at last week's G-20 summit are put into action. If commitments are kept, the International Monetary Fund could have as much as a trillion dollars to disburse.