Search results for

In Florida, state and federal officials struggle to bring order out of the chaos left by Hurricane Charley. Some 1 million residents are without power and thousands are homeless, three days after the storm cut a path across Central Florida. Temporary housing is being erected to help those without shelter. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports.

The bacteria that cause many cases of ear infection in kids and pneumonia in the elderly are usually harmless until activated by distress signals from their human host. When the flu or another virus gives you a fever, for example, mild-mannered pneumococcus can turn nasty.

The Supreme Court hears arguments on a federal law requiring prisons to accommodate inmates' religious practices. The case involves Ohio prisoners who practice lesser-known religions, including a Wiccan and a Satanist. Ohio says the law is unconstitutional because it gives special treatment to religion and that inmates could use religion as a cover to promote gangs.

Ray talks with Dan Richman, a visiting professor at the University of Virginia Law School and a former Assistant US Attorney. They discuss Attorney General Janet Reno's testimony today in support of a Constitutional amendment that would protect victims' rights. They also talk about how the victims' rights movement has affected courtroom proceedings in recent years.

The rules adopted by House GOP leaders in recent years are leaving Speaker John Boehner little room to maneuver. To reach an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff, he may have to break at least one of them, analysts say.

This week on Alt.Latino, the Mexican American singer shares the music that changed her life, from Miles Davis to Orishas.

Many public schools are coping with constant and deep funding cuts to education, and neighborhood schools are looking for creative ways to serve the needs…

A deadline set by Palestinian militants for Israel to begin releasing Palestinian prisoners passes. Militants say they will provide no more information about the condition of a captive Israeli soldier. Israel won't negotiate publicly, but international efforts at diplomacy continue behind the scenes.

Martha Stewart is released from a federal women's prison in West Virginia and will be spending the next five months under home confinement at her estate in New York. Stewart will return to a company with a stock price that's soared while she's been in prison for her part in a stock scandal.

The Bell's wiry guitar-rock recalls many of the bands that came up in the wake of, or were contemporaries to, Echo and the Bunnymen. The group's debut CD, Make Some Quiet, draws on these influences, while also recalling the post-punk pop of Interpol.

Previous research has found that patients with online access to their doctors made fewer trips to the doctor's office. But a large, just-published study shows just the opposite: Patients who can email their physicians may schedule more visits.

On today’s Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about a nationwide campaign calling on Apple to improve working conditions in its manufacturing plants in…