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Tesla shares dropped 12.2%, wiping out more than $125 billion off its market value, over worries about how it would be impacted as Elon Musk looks to complete his takeover of Twitter.

DeSantis indicated the insurance session, which he is targeting for May, would try to “bring some sanity and stabilize and have a functioning market.”

A family of the big hawks is nesting in the Chesapeake Bay yard of commentator Terrence Smith. He is amused by their antics -- and pleased to see that they've come roaring back after suffering ill effects from DDT in the 1960s.

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrullah broadcast a televised statement, promising further surprises for Israel after the guerrilla group launched rockets into the Israeli city of Haifa, killing eight Israelis. United Nations and European diplomats shuttled to Beirut on Sunday for talks with the Lebanese government.

Commentator Sandip Roy compares the new Bollywood superhero Krrish with Hollywood's "man of steel." The biggest difference? Krrish can sing and dance.

In Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych has returned to power as prime minister. The opposition leader was closely identified with the former Communist regime that was ousted two years ago. Yanukovych will share power with President Viktor Yushchenko, who led Ukraine's Orange Revolution.

If Vice President Cheney is an aggressive, loyal defender of President Bush, then David Addington is an aggressive loyal defender of Cheney.

The 34-nation Summit of the Americas concludes in Mar del Plata, Argentina, with little apparent progress on a free-trade area promoted by President Bush. The meeting was overshadowed by violent anti-Bush protests.

Early reports from witnesses to the explosions in London described large blasts, scenes of confusion and many injuries. Police said they did not know yet how many people had died in the attacks.

A profile of a company that specializes in making "the couch" for therapists' offices. Kathleen Horan of member station WNYC reports.

It's the best and worst of times for the U.S. Olympic team at the Winter Games in Turin. The U.S. women won gold and silver medals in the snowboard halfpipe event, but women's downhill medal hopeful Lindsay Kildow crashed in a training run and was rushed to a hospital by helicopter.

The sustainability advocate offers advice for going green later in life and tips for turning your backyard into an edible oasis.

Youth Radio reporter Jazmine Livingston is a California student who thinks an "exit exam" is a valid requirement for graduation. The college-bound high school senior feels that all students have plenty of time and assistance to prepare for the test -- and if they can't pass, they shouldn't graduate.

The country is producing more natural gas than it can burn, but frigid weather has made it harder for companies to deliver that gas to those who need it, especially in densely populated areas in the Northeast. As a result, prices have skyrocketed.

A small group of workers at the video game company Activision Blizzard won an election to form a union. It could signal a big change in an industry that has a bullying and harassment problem.

Proust sure had it right, writes Gail Chalew. Tasting a familiar food can trigger instant memories of simpler, happier times. For this returned New Orleans evacuee, green tomatoes, that piquant and uniquely Southern delicacy, are the food inextricably linked to the Big Easy.

This year, the Vatican proposed having Ukrainian and Russian families carry the cross together during the annual Good Friday ceremony in Rome. Then Ukrainians objected.

Established 120 years ago, the Christian Science church is struggling for survival. Church leaders are looking for new ways to attract new believers, but some worry the church is selling out. Read a brief history of the church online, and find out more about its latest controversy.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mayor Byron Brown as the investigation gets underway into Saturday's mass shooting. At least 10 people were killed.

First Lady Jill Biden visited Romania and is spending time with Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia today.

Kami Rita Sherpa has set and broke his own world record for the most successful Mount Everest ascents multiple times in recent years. He's now summited Everest for the 26th time.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running show in Broadway history Monday, breaking the uber-composer's own record that he set with Cats.

Reconstructing the damaged infrastructure of the Gulf Coast is a focal point for the Bush administration. Mark Schleifstein, staff writer for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, says many who lost their homes or saw severe damage are still unclear on how much of the city can be saved.

It's been 25 years since comedians Dan Akroyd and John Belushi took a skit they made popular on Saturday Night Live and turned it into a feature film. Many critics hated the Blues Brothers movie, but it made enough of an impression to lead to a sequel. And this summer's 25th anniversary brings the inevitable anniversary DVD.

Alex Chadwick talks with John Dimsdale of Marketplace about Microsoft's deadline for abiding by a European Commission anti-trust ruling. The software giant must comply with the ruling or face a fine of up to $5 million a day.