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Another football tragedy this week renews questions about the safety of the game that made many stars rich, but at some cost. Also, it may be closing time for one of the all-time greats. Over in hockey playoffs, are they going Hollywood? Host Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.

NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and host Guy Raz spin an eclectic mix of new classical releases.

The self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four other accused terrorists entered a military courtroom in Guantanamo Saturday with a plan: to disrupt their arraignment at every turn.

Weekends on All Things Considered's series, Movies I've Seen A Million Times features filmmakers, actors, writers and directors talking about the movies that they never get tired of watching. In this first installment we hear from The Big Chill writer-director Lawrence Kasdan, who's latest film, Darling Companion, is in theaters now.

The president officially kicked off his re-election campaign with rallies in two pivotal states: Ohio and Virginia. He acknowledged the economic recovery still has a long way to go. Yet he argued his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, would move the country backward, not forward.

On Monday, Vladimir Putin will be re-inaugurated as president. Putin has put away the tough-guy image that worked well for him during his earlier eight years as president. That might be because his transition to a third term has been rocked by unexpectedly large and loud protests.

The state votes Tuesday whether to add an amendment to the state's Constitution that would ban same-sex marriage and civil unions, as well as domestic partnerships. One pollster says a majority of voters support the amendment — but many don't understand its scope.

The alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and four other men had a contentious day in a military commission arraignment at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Saturday. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston tells host Rachel Martin what happened.

People are going to the polls on Sunday to cast their ballots in what has become a referendum on international loan agreements. The election is the most unpredictable in recent history and could produce a hung parliament. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli talks to host Rachel Martin from Athens.

African-American voters could be crucial in Tuesday's vote over North Carolina's proposed constitutional amendment, which would ban same-sex marriage and civil unions. Even within families, there's a conflict over what's the "Christian thing to do" for Tuesday's vote.