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Iranian government officials from the president on down emphasized that they will not give up the right to enrich uranium and they insist the United States and Europe are falsely accusing Iran of seeking nuclear weapons. Linda Wertheimer talks to Mike Shuster.

Federal officials failed to act quickly or decisively enough in response to Hurricane Katrina, congressional investigators say. The failure to designate a single official to lead the overall federal response made matters worse, according to the Government Accountability Office.

The advance text of President Bush's 2006 State of the Union address.

The New York Times columnist says the stroke forced him to choose: He could focus on what had been lost, or on what remained. His memoir is The Beauty of Dusk. Originally broadcast March 22, 2022.

Many of China's rural poor see education as the only way to lift their families out of poverty. But village schools lack resources, and Beijing's plan to get rid of uncertified teachers would hurt them even more.

Commentator Julie Zickefoose is a rural birdwatcher. One of the signature sounds of spring's arrival is the song of the brown thrasher. If you listen closely, the bird seems to be sending out orders. Julie Zickefoose listens and obeys.

The research project is funded through a four-year, $743,000 grant from the Florida Department of Health.

Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill are expressing reservations about the prospect of Gen. Michael Hayden heading the CIA. Several members of Congress say the CIA should be led by a civilian.

Ariel Dorfman writes in this Sunday's Outlook Section of The Washington Post about why politicians don't like "El Himno" the Spanish version of "The Star-Spangled Banner." He argues that it's time to start accepting that America soon will be a bilingual country.

Commentator Karla Holloway urges caution in rushing to embrace DNA technology when looking for ancestors.

Alex Chadwick speaks with NPR senior political editor Ron Elving about what Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden might expect when President Bush sends his name to the Senate for confirmation as new director of the CIA.

A new study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association pinpoints promising new drug combinations and other treatments to combat alcohol addiction. Ed Gordon talks with Dr. Allen Zweben, a co-author of the study.

Americans spend $2 billion per year on organic milk. For milk to be labeled organic, the USDA says that cows must be raised on pesticide-free feed, without hormones. As organic mega-dairies sprout up, small-dairy farmers say some so-called "organic" cows don't get enough meadow time.

What was once a sleepy little airbase in southern Spain is now the busiest base in the U.S. Air Force. The Moron base is the main transit point between the United States and Iraq and Afghanistan. Thousands of tons of war supplies, tanker planes and squadrons of fighters now pass through Moron. It's a vital link in the U.S. supply chain -- but it's not very popular with many Spaniards.

The virus became the third leading cause of death in the U.S., and caused so many to die in the prime of life that the country experienced the biggest drop in life expectancy since World War II.

Congress begins debate this week on how to try detainees held at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The hearings come in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that struck down the secret military tribunals set up by the Bush administration.

Western nations rush to evacuate thousands of citizens from Lebanon as Hezbollah militants and Israel continue to pound each other for a sixth day. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he will not stop a military barrage against Hezbollah until the militia group returns two kidnapped Israeli soldiers.

News and Notes tech contributor Mario Armstrong talks about avoiding the "gizmo tipping point" where you might have more electronic devices than you really need.

A recent report from the Russell Sage Foundation finds the U.S. government has neglected black neighborhoods in the eight months since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. Ed Gordon talks with Beverly Wright, director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice at Dillard University in New Orleans, and Robert Bullard, director of the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University, about the report, which they co-authored.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and other officials lay out new evacuation plans for the city, nearly nine months after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The revamped strategy focuses on helping the evacuation of those without transportation. Nagin also reassures residents that looting will be prevented.

Sixteen horses have been put to death since May after injuries suffered at Arlington Park, a racetrack in suburban Chicago. Consultants have investigated and the track's surface has been adjusted. A debate lingers over why so many horses are breaking down.

Author and film historian Donald Bogle discusses D.W. Griffith's film, The Birth of a Nation. Airing as part of a series on African-Americans in Hollywood films, the movie has been reviled for its depiction of the Ku Klux Klan and blacks -- yet praised for its technical achievements.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick is in Nigeria, hoping to mediate a peace deal between rebels and government leaders in Sudan's Darfor region. The African Union has extended a deadline for talks to midnight Tuesday. The three-year conflict has led to nearly 200,000 deaths and 2 million refugees.

G-8 leaders meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, release a statement expressing "deepening concern" about rising civilian casualties on all sides of the violence in the Middle East. It also blamed the immediate crisis on "efforts by extremists forces to destabilize the region."

For a fifth straight day, the Israeli military trades fierce missile attacks with Hezbollah guerrillas operating in south Lebanon. The exchange leaves dead and wounded civilians on both sides of the border.