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  • Niger's President Denies Food Crisis
    The president of Niger acknowledges a poor harvest and problems with locusts. But he rejects international claims of severe famine and starvation. There are concerns that past delays in accepting food aid have led to a higher death toll.
  • Ancient Fossils Suggest Birds Began on Water
    Fossils found in northern China show that some of the first birds on Earth lived on the water. The exquisitely preserved fossils, resembling modern ducks or loons, lived 110 million years ago, when many forms of today' animals started to take shape.
  • The 'Spirit of Detroit' rests outside the Coleman A. Young municipal building in downtown Detroit, Michigan
    Detroit city council votes to increase top pay for city Water Department director
    The next director of Detroit’s Water and Sewerage Department might earn a quarter million dollars a year. The Detroit city council voted to increase the…
  • Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff (left) and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) visited Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on Tuesday where thousands of wildfire evacuees are being sheltered.
    Officials Use Katrina's Lessons to Help in Fire Crisis
    Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff is returning to Washington after an on-the-ground review of federal emergency response to the Southern California wildfires.
  • Confusion, Political Crisis Deepen in Kyrgyzstan
    Opposition leaders struggle to establish a legitimate government and restore order to the country after violent protests toppled President Askar Akayev last week. Two competing parliaments vie for control after the ouster. The speed of the overthrow caught even opposition leaders off guard.
  • Report: Water Lead-Levels Misrepresented
    Some U.S. utility companies manipulate lead tests for drinking water, according to The Washington Post. Analyzing 65 water systems, the paper found that high lead levels were concealed from regulators. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and Post reporter Carol Leonnig.
  • Volatile Miami Awaits Outcome of Castro Crisis
    Thousands of Cuban Americans in South Florida await more news about Fidel Castro. U.S. authorities are preparing for a possible exodus of Cubans headed to Florida -- and Cuban Americans headed to their homeland.
  • Oakland Co. asks judge to put Detroit water dept. in hands of regional committee
    Update January 27, 4:18 p.m.: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says it’s “ludicrous” to suggest that the city give up control of its massive water system.…
  • California's Water Supply Reduced
    The federal government is set to reduce the flow of Colorado River water to California. The move comes after southern California failed to meet a midnight deadline to reach agreement on a water conservation plan. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.
  • Palestinians Lose Access to Gas in Debt Crisis
    Fuel supplies for the Palestinian Authority have nearly been exhausted; its Israeli supplier has cut off deliveries because the authority's account is $80 million in arrears. Gas stations in Ramallah, the Palestinians' political and commercial capital, are closed, and drivers say that once their tanks run dry, they will have to stay home.
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