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Evangelical Christians are considered an important part of the coalition that re-elected President Bush. For a two-part report, NPR's Jeff Brady visits Colorado Springs, Colo., a center for evangelical Christian organizations.

A record 36 million people visited Florida in the first quarter of 2022.

Waters founded her Berkeley restaurant, Chez Panisse, long before "organic" or "locally grown" entered the vernacular. In 40 Years at Chez Panisse, Waters looks back on the sustainable food movement and the momentum it has built in recent years.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with January 6th Select Committee member Congressman Jamie Raskin about the latest efforts to subpoena former Trump officials.

Sitting on the back of an alligator, researcher Daphne Soares noticed a beard of tiny bumps lining its jaws. Turns out, gators on the hunt use those bumps to detect their prey in the water. For All Things Considered, NPR's Christopher Joyce reports.

Reporter John Lawrence in Baghdad says units of the 101st Airborne Division entered Baghdad yesterday fully expecting to go into combat against Iraqi forces in one part of the city. There was no battle, but the troops had their first encounters with Iraqi civilians.

In a middle class neighborhood on Baghdad's southern edge, dozens of unexploded bombs lie on the road and hang in trees. American soldiers are gradually dealing with the threat. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.

Nigerians are burying the dead killed in Friday's explosion of an oil pipeline. About 200 people died in the blast. The deadly fireball apparently occurred when people tried to tap the line for fuel.

From the "focus" of Roman homes to the chimneys of modern homes, the history of the fireplace is a journey across Europe. Each epoch and culture has had its own method of keeping the home fires lit.

Surfers travel all over the world in search of the perfect wave. In Step Into Liquid, filmmaker Dana Brown captures the surfing culture and lifestyle. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Brown.

At the Rural Life Museum in Baton Rouge, La., evacuees who fled from Hurricane Katrina and flooding in New Orleans have a range of reponses to President Bush's speech to the nation Thursday.

Her critically acclaimed 1989 debut album All Hail The Queen is considered one of the best rap albums of all time, and she has starred in many movies. (This interview originally aired March 15, 1999.)

For the independent Hearing Voices radio project, producer Jim Kehoe profiles "Flamin' Betty" Burkland, a 63-year-old grandmother who loves to race amazingly fast cars at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

Residents of LaPorte, Ind., the hometown of Jeffrey Ake, holds a candlelight vigil for the 47-year-old American contractor who is being held hostage in Iraq.

Kevin Costner's latest film is Open Range, a western that takes the actor and director back to familiar territory. Robert Duvall and Annette Bening co-star. Los Angeles Times film critic Ken Turan offers a review.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from the U.N. war crimes tribunal in the Hague, where Slobodan Milosevic continued making his opening statement in his own defense today. Milosevic is accused of war crimes, including genocide, in connection with the Balkan wars of the 1990s.

Day to Day senior producer Steve Proffitt goes to a driving range with golf writer and professional musician David Was to try out a new $600 driver. They discover that a high-tech club might be great for professional golfers, but it's not a lot of help for the average weekend duffer.

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks with NPR's Andrea Seabrook about the legal problems and ethics charges facing House Majority Leader, Tom DeLay.

The songwriter Harold Arlen was born 100 years ago Tuesday. Arlen isn't as well known as some of his contemporaries, but you probably know his songs.

NPR's Cokie Roberts discusses the history of lame duck congressional sessions as well as what we can expect from this one. Hear Roberts and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Slate senior writer Timothy Noah responds to President Bush's repeated mention of the so-called "liberal" and "tax-and-spend" political leadership of Massachusetts during the last presidential debate.

Aries Keck of member station WHYY reports on a nasty dispute over absentee ballots in Pennsylvania that could force a delay in counting thousands of votes.

David Wessel, deputy Washington bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, discusses interest rates and mortgages -- why long-term interest rates have stayed so low and what factors might finally push them up.

They don't sign autographs or do interviews -- or even march in the opening ceremonies. But the 204 horses participating in equestrian events at the Summer Games are treated a lot like the rest of the athletes involved. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about a new cooperative agreement linking the instant messaging systems of Yahoo, MSN and AOL.