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A federal jury in New York finds Bernard Ebbers, former chief executive of WorldCom, guilty on all charges Tuesday. The jury deliberated for eight days before convicting Ebbers of one count of securities fraud and multiple counts of filing false documents.

As New York City faces its worst fiscal crisis since the 1970s, many teachers in the city turn to a Web site that aims to help educators get the resources and classroom supplies they need without the writing grant applications. Donorschoose.com allows people around the country to view and fulfill teachers' requests for books and supplies. Hear Beth Fertig of WNYC.

Salon.com publishes previously unreleased photos of abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in 2003. Separately, a U.N. report urges the United States to close its military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

For some people, hearing a particular song immediately conjures up thoughts of an old boyfriend or girlfriend. For others, it's a place -- a park, a street corner or a restaurant. At platial.com, a new Web site founded by "psychogeography hobbyists," the result is something like Wikipedia crossed with Rand McNally.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with John Gorenfeld, a freelance writer for Salon.com and writer of the blog "Where in Washington, D.C., Is Sun Myung Moon?," about a peculiar ceremony held at the Dirksen Senate Office Building this past March. In the course of the event, Moon declared himself the Messiah. Most congressmen who attended the event are now distancing themselves from Moon and his claims.

John Dowland, born around 1563, was a lute player and composer in Renissance England. A new recording of his music is titled, In Darkness Let Me Dwell (ECM New Series 1697/Produced by Manfred Eicher/www.ecmrecords.com). John Potter (Tenor) and Stephen Stubbs (Lute) talk with Jacki about the sadness in Dowland's life and music, and about the decision to include instruments on this recording that did not exist in Dowland's time. The other musicians on the recording are: John Surman (Soprano Saxophone and Bass Clarinet), Maya Homburger (Baroque Violin), and Barry Guy (Double-Bass).

Jay Farrar has been in two bands — Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt — popular for mixing rock and country music. Now Jay Farrar has a solo recording that continues to explore the alternative country sound. Reviewer Meredith Ochs says the new CD, Sebastopol, combines some rock music studio tricks with lyrics that take a microscope to the roadsides of America. (4:30) The CD is Sebastopol by Jay Farrar, on Artemis Records. See http://www.artemisrecords.com and http://www.jayfarrar.net.

Susan Stamberg talks with Richard Perlmutter about his CD called Beethoven's Wig. This children's CD is a series of classical music favorites, but the twist here is that Perlmutter composed silly lyrics for them that both tell a story about the artist and can help classically impaired remember the names and composers of these old faves. (5:00) Beethoven's Wig: Sing Along Symphonies, by Richard Perlmutter is on Rounder Kids records. See http://www.rounder.com.

Sanmay Ved was browsing the web when he came across a site for sale — google.com for $12. He owned it for about a minute before he received a cancellation email. Google later offered him a reward.

The Supreme Court, for the first time, livestreamed its oral argument on Monday. It has discussed whether generic terms can become protected trademarks by the addition of a dot-com domain.