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Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide steps aside after months of protests and an armed revolt swept his Caribbean nation. Following the country's constitutional procedure, Supreme Court head Boniface Alexandre has taken over as president. U.S. troops are on the way to join a multinational force to help stabilize the nation. NPR's Gerry Hadden and NPR's Martin Kaste report.

Gay couples are lined up outside the county building in Portland, Ore., waiting to be married. The county's commissioners approved issuing gay marriage licenses on Tuesday -- though not unanimously. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Multnomah Commissioners Lonnie Roberts and Serena Cruz.

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Jacky Hunt-Broersma, an amputee ultra-marathoner who just broke a record for running 104 marathons in 104 days.

An international panel says the United States should take further steps to protect consumers from mad cow disease. The panel, convened by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, recommends increased testing of cattle in addition to placing stricter limits on components of feed for cattle and other livestock. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports.

A Japanese chemist identified umami in the early 1900s, but it took a century for his work to be translated into English. NPR's Short Wave podcast looked into why it took so long to be recognized.

In Michigan, election administrators are preparing for the possibility of new poll workers who believe President Trump's lies about a stolen election.

The war in Ukraine has exacerbated inflation in the Middle East, where countries rely on Russia and Ukraine for imported wheat.

President Bush is expected to name a nine-member commission Friday charged with comparing the pre-war intelligence on Iraq with information learned since. On Thursday, CIA director George Tenet vigorously defended his agency's work, hours before a Senate panel began reviewing a draft report of its own probe into Iraq intelligence. Hear NPR's David Welna.

President Trump has endorsed over 140 Republican candidates in this year's primaries. Tuesday will mark the first big test of his influence in Ohio's GOP Senate primary.

Seven Democrats are still in the running for the party's presidential nomination, and they'll be competing in seven different state contests Tuesday. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts leads in many polls after early victories in the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Adam Hochberg.