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The panel investigating the Columbia disaster releases its final report on what caused the space shuttle to break up Feb. 1. The report confirms the theory that foam debris from the shuttle's fuel tank severely damaged the craft during liftoff. But it lays the ultimate blame on mismanagement at NASA, citing organizational and cultural shortcomings. Hear NPR's David Kestenbaum.

An explosion in the heart of Baghdad kills at least 25 people and leaves nearly 50 others wounded. The blast, which investigators say was the result of a 1,000-pound car bomb, left a huge crater outside the Mount Lebanon hotel, which was nearly destroyed by the blast. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

North Carolina Sen. John Edwards is expected to end his quest for the Democratic presidential bid Wednesday after failing to win a single state contest Tuesday, when more than 1,100 delegates were at stake. Speculation abounds that Edwards may be picked as Sen. John Kerry's running mate in November. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

Ten coordinated explosions tear through trains and stations along a commuter line in Spain, killing at least 190 people and wounding 1,200 others at the height of Madrid's morning rush hour. Spain's interior minister says a van has been found near Madrid that contained seven detonators and a tape in Arabic. Jerome Socolovsky reports from Madrid.

Spain mourns the victims of Thursday's bombings on commuter trains in Madrid that killed nearly 200 people and wounded more than 1,400 others. Spanish officials still suspect the Basque separatist group ETA is to blame. But they are also investigating several clues that suggest al Qaeda may have been involved. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards, reporter Jerome Socolovsky and terrorism analyst Charles Shoebridge.

With a million people evacuated and more than $1 billion in damage in San Diego County alone so far, President Bush toured the Southern California fire sites.

A huge relief operation is underway in Bangladesh for the victims of a massive cyclone that killed more than 3,000 people. At least 1,000 are still missing while a million more are homeless. Rescue workers have yet to reach an area along the Bay of Bengal where the storm struck.

The federal minimum wage goes up 70 cents to $5.85 an hour. More than a million workers will make around $1,500 a year more than they would have without the increase. It is the first increase in a decade.

Most economists believe the island doesn't have the money to make the May 1st payment deadline in full.

The main character in his book, "True Believers," struggles with Type 1 diabetes, as does Andersen.