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Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with malignant brain cancer. In his eighth full term, he is the third longest serving senator in U.S. history. Many of his fellow lawmakers — both Democrat and Republican — are offering prayers and support for the 76-year-old.

The Bush administration seeks to avert a nuclear crisis as North Korea proceeds with plans to restart a nuclear plant mothballed since 1994 by removing U.N. monitoring equipment. Secretary of State Colin Powell confers with Japan while the White House demands the equipment be restored. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

The U.N. Security Council votes to toughen sanctions on Iran, which is being punished for refusing to halt its uranium-enrichment programs. The measures approved Saturday include a ban on exports of firearms.

The Palestinian president accuses Hamas of trying to assassinate him, as Israeli warplanes and tanks hit targets in northern Gaza.

Kurt Vonnegut liked to present himself as the American Mark Twain, but the real man underneath that image was considerably more complicated and damaged.

A federal judge sided with the insurance industry in a high-profile test case on flood damage from Hurricane Katrina. The couple who filed the case argued that wind caused most of the damage to their home. But the judge ruled the bulk of destruction was caused by flooding, and their policy didn't cover flood damage.

July's presidential election left the nation almost equally divided between a leftist who wants to renegotiate NAFTA to protect farmers, and a conservative who wants to encourage more free trade deals. But treaties alone aren't the only source of Mexico's economic woes.

Dow Chemical will begin removing pollution from a three-mile stretch of the Tittabawassee River near its Midland plant.Dow already removed dioxin and…

U.N. nuclear monitors prepare to leave North Korea, where revived nuclear ambitions make South Koreans nervous and prompt talk of nuclear "brinkmanship" by the North. Will China play a role in resolving the crisis? Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep, Kevin Kim of the BBC, NPR's Rob Gifford and historian Michael Beschloss.

The baby boomer generation came into politics with a liberal challenge to the establishment, but that hasn't made it a reliably Democratic voting block. This middle-aged group is deeply dissatisfied with the economy and frustrated with the president.