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NPR's Josh Levs reports a federal court has disqualified admissions policies at the University of Georgia that favored minorities. The ruling raises questions about the definition and value of diversity in higher education.

Whitehead says his latest novel was inspired by his love of heist movies. The story centers on a furniture store owner who has a side hustle trafficking in stolen goods.

In the first of a two part series, NPR's Alex Chadwick and the rest of the Radio Expeditions team travel to Palmyra, a remote atoll in the central Pacific. After turning down offers made by everyone from developers to the U.S. government, Palmyra's owners have finally sold the property to a preservation group that will leave the pristine environment untouched. Check out our Web feature on this series.

At least four misprints of the new dollar coin have apparently found their way into circulation. Instead of being stamped with Sacagawea on one side, the so-called "mule" coins have George Washington's face on them. Robert talks with David Camire, a mint error coin specialist with the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation of America in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan reviews the new movie, Jesus' Son, the latest work by Director Allison McClain. Turan says it's a dead-on representation of the life of an American junkie in the 1970's.

Alex speaks with Jim Metzner, host of Pulse of the Planet, about the sounds made by the dogbane tiger moth.

An intern accused a well-known TV anchor of forcibly kissing her. In a ruling this week, a Beijing court found that it could not determine whether sexual harassment had occurred.

Late-night talk show hosts, Saturday Night Live cast members and others are honoring the Canadian comedian, who died Tuesday.

NPR's senior news analyst Dan Schorr reviews the week's news.

Who's going to get kicked off the island next? That's the question being asked at watercoolers across the country. Alex talks with Weekend Edition entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell about the media phemonenon that is CBS's Survivor.