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Says he shares concerns with those who are still concerned about getting COVID.

Spanish voters head to the polls to choose a new president Sunday, as the country continues to recover from Thursday's terrorist bombings that left over 1,400 people killed or wounded. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and NPR's Sylvia Poggioli.

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry says President George Bush has provided more talk than action on increasing the security of the United States. Kerry made the assertion during remarks to the International Association of Fire Fighters, a 263,000-member union that has endorsed Kerry. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

Massachusetts lawmakers consider amending the state constitution to ban gay marriage. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that the current constitution allows gays to marry. Legislators are considering a compromise that would ban marriage but allow civil unions. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Tovia Smith.

The Senate Rules Committee holds hearings on independent groups that run hard-hitting political ads in hopes of influencing voter sentiment in so-called "battleground" states this election season. Lawmakers from both parties are seeking to outlaw the groups, which are unfettered by restrictions placed on candidates and political parties. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

President Bush's re-election campaign defends its new TV ads invoking the president's leadership after the Sept. 11 attacks. The spots have angered several relatives of victims of the 2001 attacks. Jonathan Vigliotti of member station WFUV reports.

Astronomers unveil a new image taken with the Hubble Space Telescope that reveals the deepest look ever at distant and ancient galaxies, providing a glimpse of the universe as it appeared shortly after the big bang. The image was released at an event designed to rally support for efforts to save Hubble, which is slated for early retirement in 2006. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

Leaks of any kind are rare at the Supreme Court, but in 1973, the original Roe decision was leaked to the press before the court formally announced it. The chief justice was furious.

Concern over lost U.S. jobs and corporate "outsourcing" is prompting lawmakers on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures to propose laws to discourage companies from sending work overseas. But a group of about 200 well-financed trade groups has formed a new coalition to try to keep these bills from ever becoming law. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.

The Department of Education relaxes some requirements of the No Child Left Behind law. The changes include allowing core-subject teachers at rural schools to have an additional year to show they are "highly qualified." The deadline was previously the 2005-2006 school year. Hear NPR's Anthony Brooks, NPR's Michele Norris and Schools Superintendent Jack Broome of Burke, S.D.