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The 15th International AIDS Conference comes to a close in Thailand. A U.S. plan to spend $15 billion on emergency measures is criticized over details, and divisions are evident at the gathering despite calls for unity. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

Protesters took to the streets of downtown Boston Sunday, as delegates arrived from around the country for the start of the Democratic National Convention. The day's largest demonstration was staged by opponents of the war in Iraq, who gained access to the streets of Boston by court order. NPR's David Welna reports.

Fierce fighting erupts in Najaf, endangering a wary truce between U.S. Marines and armed militia under the control of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. At least one U.S. soldier was killed, as well as more than a dozen Iraqis. Hear Scott Baldauf of The Christian Science Monitor and NPR's Michele Norris.

The Pentagon announces the formation of a military tribunal to preside over the first trials of terror suspects held at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. An Australian and two alleged bodyguards of Osama bin Laden will be the first defendants. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and Michael Greenberger, law professor at the University of Maryland.

The Union of Concerned Scientists recently issued a report accusing the Bush administration of distorting the science advisory process and ignoring advice in conflict with the White House agenda. The report reflects growing criticism from senior scientists over the way the administration makes decisions on science policy. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

Senate Republicans bring to the floor a divisive proposal for a constitutional amendment limiting marriage to the union of a man and a woman. Democrats call the move to force a vote on the issue a GOP attempt to make political hay going into the fall election. Hear NPR's David Welna.

President George Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry take their campaigns to Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday. Kerry discussed jobs and the economy with the morning business group meeting he was attending. The president spoke of the war on terror at an outdoor rally with his supporters. Hear NPR's Melissa Block.

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that both American citizens and foreigners seized as terrorism suspects can challenge their detention in U.S. courts. The ruling is seen as a curb on the broad wartime powers claimed by the Bush administration. Legal experts expect the administration to create a system of military hearings where detainees can challenge their confinement. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg.

In Baghdad, power is transferred from the U.S. occupation authority to Iraq's interim government, two days earlier than had been scheduled. After the new cabinet was sworn in, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi vowed to crush the Iraqi insurgency. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

President Ronald Reagan was buried Friday after a day of tributes that began in Washington, D.C., and ended with a sunset ceremony at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. His three surviving children offered fond memories of their father. NPR's Ina Jaffe reports.