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San Diego city council last night voted 5 to 4 in favor of a Living Wage Ordinance that would raise the minimum wage for some companies contracted by the city. Critics say the decision sends the wrong

Though widely admired, Pope John Paul II left a mixed legacy on the continent because of his opposition to what is known as "liberation theology," an argument for the poor to channel their political might through the church. NPR's Farai Chideya speaks with Blase Bonpane, director of the Office of the Americas, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, about how the Vatican's views on liberation theology will figure into the selection of the next pontiff.

U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings says the Bush administration will adjust the No Child Left Behind Act in response to opposition from educators and state lawmakers. The most significant change allows schools to exempt more students with disabilities from state testing programs.

Opposition groups in Kyrgyzstan reach a political compromise as they struggle to restore order after the ouster of the government last week. Opposition leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev is named interim prime minister, but he says he will recognize the parliament chosen by recent elections -- which protesters charge were unfair.

As opposition leaders struggle to restore order in Kyrgzstan, the state-controlled media in neighboring China has shown more images than expected -- with manipulated commentary. NPR's Rob Gifford reports.

Opposition leaders struggle to establish a legitimate government and restore order to the country after violent protests toppled President Askar Akayev last week. Two competing parliaments vie for control after the ouster. The speed of the overthrow caught even opposition leaders off guard.

Political chaos, protests and looting continue in Kyrgyzstan after the opposition seizes power and President Askar Akayev leaves the country. Meanwhile, the parliament is working to establish a new government.

Disorder persists in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, the day after mobs of opposition demonstrators forced the ouster of President Askar Akayev. Akayev left the country Thursday, and the capital has been the scene of widespread looting. Akayev released a statement Friday saying he won't resign.

The oposition seizes control of the government of Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic in Central Asia. President Askar Akayev has not been seen in public and is believed to be outside the country. Robert Siegel talks with Moscow Times correspondent Greg Walters.

On Wednesday, President Bush nominated Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, a leading architect of the war in Iraq, to head the World Bank. The choice is already meeting opposition from the international community. NPR's Ed Gordon discusses the nomination with Nancy Birdsall, president of the Center for Global Development, and Emira Woods, co-director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies.