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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.

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.

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.…

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.

State health officials insist the public does not have to worry that a radioactive isotope linked to the Japanese nuclear crisis has been detected in a…

Rain and storm surge from Hurricane Rita have sent water over and through breaches in patched levees around New Orleans. The lower Ninth Ward, which was completely flooded by Hurricane Katrina, is once again under water.

Congress holds hearings to determine how the nation wound up facing a shortage of influenza vaccine. About 40 million doses -- roughly half the anticipated U.S. supply -- were impounded in Great Britain amid fears they were contaminated with bacteria. NPR's Julie Rovner reports.

Secretary of State Colin Powell says abuses committed by government-supported Arab militias in Sudan's Darfur region qualify as genocide. That determination intensifies pressure on Sudan to stem the violence that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced more than a million. Hear NPR's Jason Beaubien.

The Iran-Hostage crisis, in which 52 Americans were held captive at the American embassy in Tehran for more than a year, ended 25 years ago today. Two key figures look back with Renee Montagne: Warren Christopher, deputy U.S. secretary of state, and Mohsen Sazegara, managing director of Iran's State Radio.

The battle over water continues in the Klamath River Basin on the Oregon-California border. Another year of drought has been declared, which may spell trouble in a region where there isn't enough water to meet demand.