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Protesters are expected this weekend in Washington, D.C., California and overseas for what's being billed as a last-chance effort to stop a war with Iraq. Anti-war protesters say their views aren't being covered in the news. But supporters of military action say the media is biased against President Bush. NPR's Laura Sydell reports.

Netflix, the mail-order DVD rental service, has become a reliable part of many movie fans' lives. It delivers DVDs promptly from a large library and doesn't charge late fees. The resulting popularity is making life difficult for slumping rental chains like Blockbuster. But after the rise of Netflix stock, some think its price has been bid up too enthusiastically. NPR's Laura Sydell reports.

Laura Carlson reports from member station KJZZ in Phoenix on "karnal bunt," a rare fungus that has infected some wheat crops in Arizona. The karnal bunt fungus is not harmful to humans, but the United States Department of Agriculture is concerned that the presence of karnal bunt in Arizona wheat will have a negative effect on the otherwise strong reputation of American wheat throughout the world. In attempting to control the spread of karnal bunt, the USDA is testing wheat samples from the more than four-thousand wheat fields in Arizona and is requiring Arizona farmers to sanitize their wheat harvesting equipment.

We talk to some voters and non-voters to get their thoughts on the elections, and why they did or did not vote today: Laura McCallum visits folks at the Witney Senior Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota; Gretchen Lehman talks to customers at the Kay Kitchen, a cafe in St. Joseph, Minnesota; Keith McKeen interviews voters at polling stations in the second district in Maine; Andrea Deleon does the same in the first district in Maine; Josh Levs talks with people in downtown Atlanta; Steve Bussalachi talked with voters at the polls in Madison, Wisconsin, and with shoppers at the city's Southtown Mall.

Laura Sydell reports on a deal that's been struck between the famous Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the up-and-coming San Jose Museum of Art in California. The arrangement allows San Jose to rent high profile artworks from the Whitney. The result is that the San Jose Museum can entice more visitors with world-class exhibits, while the Whitney can simultaneously earn income and get some of its collection out of storage. The Whitney boasts the largest collection of American art in the world, ninety percent of which is in storage at any given time.

For weeks, the song I Can't Wait by Hillary Duff has been in the top three on Radio Disney stations across the country, but elsewhere the song hasn't even made it to the top 50. How can this be? Some critics say that's what happens when a company controls the recording artist, the record label and the radio network. Others say it's just good marketing. NPR's Laura Sydell reports.

Tropical Storm Beta is heading for a part of Louisiana where thousands of people's electricity service hasn't recovered from being knocked out by Hurricane Laura.

"Substantially similar" is a phrase key to understanding California's Fair Pay Act. The new law went into effect Jan. 1 and aims to close the pay gap between men and women.

Seniors aged 65 and over represent one of the fastest growing age groups to use social media. But what drives them to do so, and what kinds of technology can help their experience? Audie Cornish speaks with Dr. Laura Carstensen, who heads the Stanford Center on Longevity, for more on the culture of seniors and technology.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Laura Shin, the host of the podcast "Unchained," about the impact that FTX's fallout may have on the world of cryptocurrency.