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Busloads of people are on the way to Washington, D.C., for the Millions More Movement. Deloit Parker, who runs the Self-Help for African People through Education (SHAPE) Community Center in Houston, talks about this weekend's event, which comes on the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March. Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, organized both events.

Transportation safety officials have begun searching for clues in the sinking of a tour boat in upstate New York's Lake George. The Ethan Allen apparently listed suddenly -- possibly caused by the wake of a larger boat -- before it capsized Sunday, killing 20. Brian Mann from North Country Public Radio reports.

Mississippi residents in the areas worst hit by Hurricane Katrina are struggling to deal with mold in their homes. Private contractors are tackling the issue. So is the state. Mold can lead to respiratory and skin problems.

In the last decade, about 4,000 young Sudanese who fled from their country's civil war resettled in the United States. They became known as "The Lost Boys." Years later, many of them are coping with residual trauma from the lives they left in Africa. Steve Goldstein of member station KJZZ reports.

American and Afghan forces are on the offensive as Afghanistan's September election approaches. Afghan security forces say they killed a number of insurgents over the weekend. And the U.S military has been searching for insurgents along the border with Pakistan. Knight-Ridder correspondent Jonathan Landay says the Taliban is offering stiff resistance, despite the U.S. offensive.

President Bush acknowledges the pain and public impatience caused by continued violence in Iraq, but he says "it would be a mistake" to hasten the withdrawal of U.S. forces. Bush said he feels sympathy for those who have lost loved ones in Iraq.

Authorities ordered 1.8 million people to evacuate the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Dennis approached. NPR's Chris Arnold in Mobile, Ala., talked with some of the people who had to do so.

Police investigating Thursday's transit bombings in London say three men have been arrested at Heathrow airport under an anti-terrorism act. But they stress it's premature to link the men to the attacks. NPR's Jim Zarroli in London discusses the latest in recovery efforts and the probe into the bomb blasts.

weekend, residents along the Gulf Coast in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi have been preparing to evacuate their homes and head inland to safer ground. It's a familiar process for the millions of people who suffered through four brutal hurricanes last year.

Hurricane Dennis has left Cuba and is now on track to blow into the Gulf Coast between Florida and Louisiana. NPR's Tom Gjelten is in Cuba and describes the damage the hurricane did to the island nation.