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Peru has announced it will sue Yale University for the return of a collection of artifacts from the Incan site of Machu Picchu. From member station WNPR, Diane Orson reports.

Huge windmills -- promoted as a source of clean, renewable power -- are sprouting up on mountaintops in the Appalachian states. But some local opponents say the tall turbines blight the rural landscape.

In a rare holiday week session, the Senate continues debate on a budget reconciliation bill and defense appropriations legislation. The House of Representatives adjourned early Monday after passing a series of spending cuts and a provision for drilling in the Arctic refuge.

Leesburg, Fla., has lost a landmark. Out on Highway 27, Dr. Fergie's colorful fruit stand, an eyecatcher for decades, has been dismantled. Proprietor Donald Ferguson, 56, was killed in an October traffic accident.

Vatican reporter John Allen's new book is Opus Dei: An Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church. The book is billed as the first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive organization Opus Dei, an international association of Catholics.

The Southern Nevada Water Authority launches a plan to build a pipeline connecting Las Vegas with underground wells located 200 miles away. The move would provide Las Vegas with millions of gallons of water, but local farmers and ranchers argue the pipeline would dry up their water source, hurting their livelihood and the environment.

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Peter King (R-NY) plan emergency legislation next week to put a deal with Dubai Ports World on hold pending further investigation. Schumer talks with Robert Siegel about his objection to the deal, and the questions he sent President Bush about the investigation.

Amid growing criticism of U.S. strategy in Iraq, President Bush prepares to deliver a policy address Wednesday on the state of the war. On Monday, the president spoke about plans to change immigration laws. Both issues are dividing the country ahead of midterm elections in 2006.

David Wolman's new book, A Left Hand Turn Around the World, explores the scientific factors that lead to 10 percent of the human race being left-handed. Wolman tells Madeleine Brand about the book.

Weekend Edition Saturday editor Gwendolyn Thompkins delivers the second part of her report on returning to New Orleans. Thompkins grew up in a neighborhood called Pontchartrain Park. When the levees failed after Hurricane Katrina, Lake Pontchartrain reclaimed every house as far as the eye can see.