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Five days before 10 states -- including New York and California -- choose their presidential candidates on March 2, the Democratic presidential hopefuls meet for a debate in Los Angeles. Analysts say the debate represents Sen. John Edwards' best chance to spell out his differences with frontrunner Sen. John Kerry. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Edwards concentrates his efforts on winning the Georgia primary March 2. Edwards has won only one state thus far -- South Carolina -- while Democratic frontrunner Sen. John Kerry has won 15 of the 17 contests. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.

In the final debate before Wisconsin's primary, North Carolina Sen. John Edwards challenges rival Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Edwards takes pains to remind Kerry that he has not yet won the party's nomination, and says he plans to fight for every last vote. Hear NPR's Scott Horsley.

Sen. John Kerry campaigns in Ohio, one of ten states that will vote in March 2 elections. After a close win over Sen. John Edwards in Wisconsin Tuesday, Kerry made it clear that he views the Democratic presidential contest as a two-man race. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and NPR's Robert Smith.

At a rally in Pittsburgh, Sen. John Kerry confirms his choice of North Carolina Sen. John Edwards as his vice presidential running mate. Kerry calls Edwards a man of "courage and conviction" who brings strong values of "home and family" to the Democratic ticket to "shape a better America." Hear NPR's Renee Montagne.

North Carolina Sen. John Edwards announces he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination. Edwards is a multi-millionaire trial lawyer and a relative newcomer to Washington. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and Vermont Gov. Howard Dean have also signaled their intentions to run on the Democratic ticket. NPR News reports.

For the first time in 20 years of music-making, the duo known as They Might Be Giants, John Flansburgh and John Linnell, has put out a CD for children. The musicians tell NPR's Robert Siegel about the CD No!, which pairs computer animation with tunes such as "Where Do They Make Balloons?" and "I Am a Grocery Bag." (8:00) See http://www.giantkid.net/indexKill.html.

As Sen. John Kerry and Sen. John Edwards cap a week of joint appearances, the Bush campaign unveils an ad that seeks to show that the Democratic ticket is outside the mainstream of American values. Observers see "values" issues as a key in the fight for the White House. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

Sen. John Kerry declares himself able to win in any U.S. region as he celebrates winning the Democratic presidential primaries in Virginia and Tennessee. Kerry cites the support of his fellow veterans as he defeated two Southerners, Sen. John Edwards and retired Gen. Wesley Clark. Hear NPR's Michele Norris, Kerry and NPR's David Welna.

Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts wins his first presidential contests in the South, soundly defeating Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina in Virginia and Tennessee. Retired Gen. Wesley Clark is a distant third in both states. Hear NPR's Michele Norris, NPR's David Welna and NPR's Greg Allen.

Sen. John Edwards offers strong praise for Sen. John Kerry, hailing him as a battle-tested leader with the strength and vision to lead America. Laying out his party's domestic agenda, Edwards promises middle-class America "hope is on the way."

Rebel leader-turned-Vice President John Garang is buried in Juba, the largest city in southern Sudan. His death in an air crash last weekend sparked riots in Sudan's capital, and the unrest has left 130 people dead. CBC reporter David McGuffin speaks to Scott Simon from Juba.

Lucian Ban, John Surman and Mat Maneri bring a fresh treatment — and musical chemistry — to the bare-bones folk transcriptions of the 20th-century Hungarian composer Béla Bartók.

The commission released a lengthy report outlining its recommendations for the Confederate-era and other statues in the city that was the Confederacy's capital.

Janeane Garofalo and Lili Taylor, the stars of the Broadway revival of Marvin's Room, talk about 90s comedy and nostalgia. Then, they guess which of them said a famous line of movie and TV dialogue.

White nationalists and their allies are set to gather on the anniversary of last year's "Unite the Right" rally. The National Park Service approved an application for a rally near the White House.

Panama has officially established diplomatic relations with China and will exchange ambassadors. The shift is a major win for China as it seeks to isolate Taiwan.

TV25, Baltimore City’s government access cable channel, will be re-launched this summer with more than the usual government meetings and news...

Survivors and families who lost loved ones in the June 2015 attack said the FBI's negligence allowed Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used in the attack.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed historic new rules that would require companies to disclose data on climate risk the same way they file financial information.