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Scientists have developed vaccines that protect against the deadly Ebola and Marburg viruses. They hope to test the vaccines -- successful in experiments with monkeys -- on humans in two to three years. The viruses are at the top of experts' list of bioterrorism threats.

The Senate returns to work after a week off. It has a lot on its plate, with judicial nominations and the choice of John Bolton as U.N. Ambassador topping the to-do list. Observers are also watching to see whether the body will start getting its business done, or continue squabbling.

The price of a barrel of oil briefly topped $67 Friday, setting an all-time record. Oil prices have been rising in the past two months due to strong demand, refining capacity shortages and concerns about stability in Saudi Arabia. High energy prices contributed to a jump in the U.S. trade deficit in June.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has prepared an ambitious agenda for the G8 summit in Scotland. The two top items are his calls for increasing the amount of aid to poor African countries and for limiting the emission of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.

In the latest Politically Speaking column, NPR White House Correspondent Don Gonyea says President Bush's political setbacks have left the White House in an unexpected position going into the election season.

President Biden is headed to Germany for a meeting of the G7 with leaders of the wealthiest countries. At the top of their agenda is the war in Ukraine, now in its fifth month.

Peanuts was a place where female athletes saw their presence on the playing field explicitly supported.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leading the U.S. delegation at the G-20 ministerial meeting. It could be the scene of some awkward diplomatic encounters involving Russia's war in Ukraine.

In the U.S., racing on gravel roads has become the dominant form of bike racing in just a few years. Organizers have prioritized diversity and inclusiveness in a way that other sports have not.

Jonathan and Diana Toebbe entered new guilty pleas in a case involving an alleged plot to sell secrets about nuclear-powered warships, a month after their previous plea agreements were rejected.

When Yamen Mekdad and Mark Gergis met in 2018, the pair combined their love of Syrian cassettes into a project aiming to save them — and share them more widely.

If you are following events in Russia and Ukraine closely, you could be forgiven for wondering if Vladimir Putin has backed himself into a corner. So, where does this leave him?

One said meteorologist with the National Weather Service would be "failing in our jobs if we did not use this event as an opportunity to learn and also to capture how significant and how deadly the impacts have been in this area.”

Historically Black Colleges and Universities — known as HBCUs — are enjoying a resurgence of attention for their football programs. It's led to increased TV contracts and landing some star players.

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic had a three-way rivalry that made each of them better — and was awfully fun to watch. They will compete together this weekend for Team Europe.

Compared to many world currencies, the dollar is the strongest it's been in decades. That's affecting the global economy and how business gets done.

Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," the lead single off its seminal album Nevermind, heralded the dominance of grunge over the music of the time.

It was 10 years ago that a white supremacist opened fire at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek. Seven people died. A decade later, hate crimes against Sikhs and other South Asians are on the rise.

The star of NBC's 30 Rock talks to Terry Gross about his tough childhood, how he made the grade in the comedy college that was Saturday Night Live, and why even though he may cry a little on the radio, "the funny bus is still sitting downstairs." (Rebroadcast from Oct. 22, 2009)

President Obama is headed to Iowa on Tuesday where he will likely talk about wind energy. The president says he'll continue tax credits for wind energy and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he won't.

Audie Cornish talks with Mark Schleifstein of the Times-Picayune, about New Orleans' preparedness for today versus seven years ago, when it was pummeled by Hurricane Katrina. The city is bracing for the possibility that tropical storm Isaac may turn into a hurricane.

A decade ago, Botswana was facing a national crisis as AIDS appeared on the verge of decimating the country's adult population. Now, the country provides free, life-saving AIDS drugs to almost all of its citizens who need them.

The Pentagon is ramping up its support of Ukraine in its war against Russia. The Defense Department is sending another $3 billion to Ukraine. That brings total U.S. aid to more than $13 billion.

Prosecutors in New York are broadening their investigation into an SAT cheating ring at Great Neck North High School. They allege Sam Eshaghoff was paid thousands of dollars to impersonate and take the test for at least six high schoolers. Educational Testing Services, the company that makes the SAT, says this is a rare and isolated incident. But investigators and lawyers say this is the tip of the iceberg, more arrests are coming, and hard questions are being asked of ETS.

Underdog Sacramento Republic FC, which plays in the lower-division USL, is trying to do what hasn't been done since 1999 — topple a Major League Soccer team in the U.S. Open Cup final.