Search results for

Louisiana isn't known for earthquakes. But during Brooks' Saturday night concert at LSU's Tiger Stadium, over a 100,000 fans danced and sang so hard, a seismograph on campus registered a small quake.

Gay marriage is not legal in New York state, according to state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. Spitzer says New York's marriage laws raise constitutional questions about equal protection — questions he thinks are best addressed by the courts. Andrea Bernstein from member station WNYC reports.

State Sen. Linda Stewart said the "latest word" on the state's plan puts Disney in a new district controlled by the governor's appointees.

U.S. Marines patrol Port-au-Prince, as rebels enter the Haitian capital. A day after resigning, former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is in exile in Africa. A U.N. peacekeeping force is headed to the troubled nation. Some U.S. lawmakers fault the Bush administration for turning its back on the democratically elected Aristide. Hear NPR's Martin Kaste and NPR's Michele Kelemen.

Last year, the state of Massachusetts saw some 36,000 admissions into heroin treatment programs. In Boston, things have gotten so bad that a group of everyday people decided to take matters into their own hands by forming the South Boston Family Resource Center. NPR's Chris Arnold reports in the second of a five-part series on a growing addiction crisis.

President Bush calls for a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman, saying he wants to stop activist judges from changing the definition of the institution. His remarks come as court decisions in Massachusetts and city officials in San Francisco have opened the door to gay marriages. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Don Gonyea.

On its opening day, we'll hear from moviegoers around the country about what they think of Mel Gibson's controversial film, The Passion of the Christ.

Commentator Frank Deford talks about Bobby Duval, a former soccer star and former political prisoner in Haiti.

Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling formally surrenders to the FBI in Houston, after being indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to the company's collapse. Skilling is the highest-ranking former Enron executive to date to face criminal charges. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and Mary Flood of the Houston Chronicle.

Iraq's governing council debates issues surrounding the handover of power from U.S. forces to Iraqis, scheduled to take place by July 1. Prominent members of the council now oppose the U.S. plan to create an interim administration through caucuses. Instead, many want the council to retain sovereignty until elections can be held. Hear NPR's Deborah Amos.

Each year, doctors are armed with more genetic tests that can tell which people are vulnerable to what diseases. But making the decision to take the test is complex. In Part 1 of a new series, NPR's Joe Palca talks with a woman who chose to undergo genetic testing for breast cancer.

Researchers say they've identified a protein that is critical to the body's absorption of cholesterol. The results of their study, published in the journal Science, could help create drugs or treatments to lower cholesterol. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

The U.S. administrator for Iraq says it could take up to 15 months for a full transfer of power to an Iraqi goverment. Paul Bremer's remarks conflict with the wishes of Iraq's leading Shia cleric, who wants U.N. officials to establish a deadline for general elections. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Deborah Amos.

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday echoed U.S. views that Iraqi elections can't be held before the July 1 transfer of sovereignty to Iraqis. Iraqi Shiites express disappointment, but many still want U.N. help in setting up elections before the end of the year. But the delay is welcomed by minority Sunnis, who fear Shiites could sweep an early vote. Hear NPR's Deborah Amos.

The North American gray wolf, wiped out at Yellowstone National Park in the 1930s, is thriving once again after being reintroduced less than a decade ago. Now the government is moving to end federal protection for the wolf under the Endangered Species Act. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports. See photos of the wolves from Yellowstone.

A federal appeals court upholds the government's national "do not call" registry banning telemarketing calls to some 57 million phone numbers. The court decision rejects arguments from telemarketing companies that the list violates free-speech rights. Hear NPR's Chris Arnold.

Twenty-five years ago this week, China invaded Vietnam. But the border war between the two ended quickly, with the Chinese retreating after heavy losses. In a series exploring China's relations with its neighbors, NPR's Michael Sullivan reports the two are gradually strengthening their cultural and economic ties.

All the world's a stage, and nowhere is that more true than politics. But music commentator Miles Hoffman says that in some ways the competition for a spot on an orchestra can be just as intense as a run for the White House. Hoffman and NPR's Bob Edwards discuss the similarities -- and the differences.

Reports suggest former Vermont governor Howard Dean will suspend his campaign for president Wednesday. Dean was once the perceived frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, but he's failed to win any of the 17 primaries and contests held so far. Dean may leave open the prospect of returning to the race. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and New York Times reporter Jodi Wilgoren.

President Bush's long-term plan to send humans back to the moon and on to Mars meets with skepticism in the House Science Committee. Lawmakers Thursday grilled Bush administration officials about the long-term costs of the plan. Among their concerns is that valuable science at NASA will fall victim to an agency budget crunch. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

Reformists and hardline clerics are arguing about how many Iranians actually turned out to vote in Friday's parliamentary elections in Iran. Reformers had called for a boycott, after the Muslim clerics who rule Iran disqualified 2,500 reformist candidates. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Mike Shuster.

With all the attention being heaped on the animated blockbuster Finding Nemo, you may have missed The Triplets of Belleville. The quirky Franco-Canadian-Belgian animated feature about is drawing raves from critics and is up for two Oscars, one for best animation and one for best original song.

To mark Valentine's Day, commentator Baxter Black offers the cowboy counterpart of a radio advice column for the love-lorn.

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani says he will accept a caucus-elected government in July if the United Nations guarantees direct elections will be held in Iraq by 2005. Sistani, Iraq's most prominent Shiite cleric, had previously insisted that elections take place by June 30, the date targeted by the United States for a transfer of power to an Iraqi government. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

Iranian officials say misunderstandings about the scope of the investigation performed by the International Atomic Energy Agency have led inspectors to discover elements of Iran's nuclear technology program that it had failed to declare openly. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.