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The second Mars rover, Opportunity, lands safely on the Red Planet and begins sending back photos immediately. Its twin rover, Spirit, landed three weeks ago on the other side of Mars. Spirit has experienced software difficulties, but NASA engineers are slowly solving them. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

Scientists say the Mars rover known as Opportunity, which landed on the Red Planet late Saturday, has landed inside a small impact crater completely different from any other place explored by previous robots. Early images from Opportunity reveal the first bedrock outcrop ever encountered on Mars, as well as "bizarre red gray soil." Hear NPR's Joe Palca.

The second Mars rover, Opportunity, lands safely on the Red Planet and begins sending back data immediately. Its twin rover, Spirit, landed three weeks ago on the other side of Mars. Spirit has experienced software difficulties, but NASA engineers are slowly solving them. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

The robotic explorer Opportunity is hard at work on Mars after NASA's second landing in a month on the Red Planet. And engineers hope to restore control over Opportunity's malfunctioning twin rover, Spirit. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Joe Palca.

NASA's robot explorer Opportunity is nearing a landing on Mars. If all goes well it will touch down half a planet away from its twin, Spirit. The first rover landed three weeks ago and has developed communications problems after a promising start. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Joe Palca at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

Attorneys for Gov. Jeb Bush and the husband of Terri Schiavo -- the brain-damaged woman who is at the center of a "right to die" case -- are arguing the constitutionality of "Terri's Law." The law, opposed by Michael Schiavo, was passed to compel the reinsertion of a feeding tube that has kept Terri Schiavo alive. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Brian Naylor.

U.S. special envoy to Iraq James Baker won commitments in Paris and Berlin Tuesday to ease Baghdad's $120 billion debt burden. The conciliatory move represents a shift in strategy for France and Germany, both of which opposed the war, refused to contribute troops, and have been excluded from bidding on reconstruction contracts. Hear NPR's Guy Raz.

The leaders of Germany, France, Belgium and other countries that opposed the U.S.-led war in Iraq cheer the news of Saddam Hussein's capture, expressing hope that the development will help stability return to Iraq. Some international observers pondering Saddam's fate object to any trial that would include the death penalty as an option. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.

The capture of Saddam Hussein is seen as a key political victory for President Bush. While his Democratic challengers hail the news, the development could rob them of a key campaign issue. Some observers say the news could hurt frontrunner Howard Dean, a staunch opponent of the war. Hear NPR's Andrea Seabrook.

U.S. special envoy James Baker heads to Europe Monday to ask some of the war's biggest opponents to forgive their portion of Iraq's foreign debt. But with countries like France, Germany and Russia still angry at being barred from Iraqi reconstruction contracts, many doubt Baker will be greeted with much generosity. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards.