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Vermont Public Radio's Steve Young reports on Vermont's new groundbreaking state law which gives gay and lesbian couples almost all the rights and benefits of marriage. This morning, Young attended the civil union of two lesbians in Bennington, Vermont who were the first couple to take advantage of the law.

The Confederate battle flag was retired from the dome of South Carolina's state capital building today. Protests and counterprotests were all part of the scene. NPR's Eric Hochberg has the story from Columbia, South Carolina.

Alex talks about next weekend's hula dance at the Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana. The Pit is the hole left after an incredible amount of copper ore had been extracted by the Anaconda Company and ARCO.

There's a new target for protests in Cuba: a 34 year old US immigration law. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

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.

Combing through the archives, Erin Overbey found that the print publication resembles "Southern country clubs circa 1950," in which barely any writers and editors of color or women are represented.

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.

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