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Gov. Ron DeSantis in particular is under great pressure in Iowa given his campaign’s heavy bet on a strong finish in the caucuses.

Scott Horsley of member station KPBS reports on an attempt to make fast food even faster. Companies such as McDonalds, Burger King and Wendy's are turning to technology to increase the efficiency of their drive-thru windows, which now account for two-thirds of their business.

Host Bob Edwards talks to NPR's Cokie Roberts about the considerations George W. Bush and Al Gore are taking into account, as they select their Vice Presidential running mates. Both Gore and Bush talked about the selection process yesterday.

Some members of Congress are concerned that taxpayers aren't getting their money's worth when the federal government sells and swaps land in the West. NPR's Howard Berkes reports that an audit of Western land transactions by the General Accounting Office has found questionable deals.

Alison Richards of NPR News begins a three part series on osteoperosis. Today she details how the disease has become a public health crisis in such a short period of time. No one realized the size of the problem until the accountants took a look at the heath care costs.

The General Accounting Office released a study today that public school buildings and facilities throughout the country are in disrepair. The problems include plumbing, heating and crumbling foundations. NPR's Cheryl Devall reports that local school districts are calling for more federal and state funding to help solve these problems.

KENNEDY - Presidential politics have stalled legislation aimed at guaranteeing that workers can keep their health coverage when they lose or leave jobs. The fight is over a controversial provision that would allow workers to create medical savings accounts instead of insurance. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports.

NASA investigators are continuing to comb through telemetry data and internal records, examine debris and evaluate other sources of information includic home videos and eyewitess accounts. Meanwhile the remains of the astronauts arrive at Dover Air Force Base. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

Seven Americans were among those killed in a helicopter crash today in Vietnam. The aircraft was carrying a team searching for Americans missing in action during the Vietnam war. Lt. Col. Franklin Childress, of the Joint Task Force Full Accounting, speaks with host Lisa Simeone.

WorldCom former chief executive Bernard Ebbers takes the stand for the second day to defend himself against charges of accounting fraud. John Dimsdale of Marketplace reports.

Today's topic in our regular Point/Counterpoint segment is Social Security "reform" and private personal investment accounts. We hear from Niger Innis, national spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality, and from economist and author Julianne Malveaux.

Supporters and opponents of President Bush's proposals for private Social Security accounts are running campaign-style ads -- some of which include misleading claims.

Back in the seventeenth century, explorers told of seas teeming with giant marine creatures. A group of researchers concluded that these were an accurate account of life in the oceans at the time. As John Nielsen reports, these fabulous aquatic ecosystems collapsed as humans started to hunt these creatures.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports Brazilian soccer may be caught up in a game of kickbacks and money laundering. Allegedly players are being bought and sold with money deposited into as many as thirty different bank accounts. The Brazilian congress is holding hearings to settle the allegations of corruption.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports on Mexico's booming underground economy, which now accounts for up to half of all sales in certain sectors. The government and industry leaders want Mexico's street vendors to begin paying taxes. Not surprisingly, the vendors are resisting.

NPR's Lynn Neary talks with Wendell Primus, Director of Income Security at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, about the president's proposal for $3,000 un-employment accounts.

Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff faces taxpayers who want accountability for the tens of billions of dollars spent on homeland security -- and whether the measures being taken are making the country safer.

Personal accounts and reflections of individuals affected by the Iraq war. This diary entry is from Rachel O'Rourke and Kathy Erdolf, both war demonstrators, in Portland, Ore.

Some consumers sign up for Obamacare and find out later they actually purchased a membership to a health care sharing ministry. But regulators and online advertising sites don't do much about it.

"Florida Matters" goes beyond the "Florida Man" headlines and delves into some of the the magic and mystery of the state with the Tampa Bay Times' follower of the offbeat.

Her employer offered only a high-deductible health plan; that meant she'd have to pay up to $6,000 out of pocket each year. Advocates for patients say this sort of underinsurance is snatching lives.

All 136 passengers and seven flight crew members on board are accounted for, officials say.

A study from China offers clues as to why the delta variant of the coronavirus is spreading so quickly around the world. The highly contagious strain accounts for more than 80% of U.S. COVID-19 cases.

Hurricane Irma victims in the Tampa Bay area may be able to get some extra help from the federal government.The Federal Emergency Management Agency…

A new federally led study of oil seeping from a platform toppled off Louisiana's coast 14½ years ago found releases lower than other recent estimates, but…