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The two heads of State have much to discuss, including their positions on Ukraine and China, and what they may disagree on.

Who was Pat Nixon? Aside from being the wife of President Richard Nixon — and a very private person — she remains mostly a mystery. Now, a new novel by Ann Beattie blends fact and fiction in an effort to sketch the life of the former first lady.

Tropical Storm Debby has dumped record amounts of rain onto Coastal South Carolina. In Charleston, people are starting to clean up as Debby slowly moves north.

In anticipation of Inauguration Day, NPR photographer Becky Lettenberger and producer Justine Kenin visited 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

The U.S. continues its "pivot to Asia," as security concerns in the region grow. This week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a joint meeting of Congress, a rare honor.

President Bush is on his way home from a four-country tour of Asia. His last stop was in Mongolia, where he expressed thanks for that country's contribution to the Iraq war effort. He also praised Mongolia's movement toward democracy and a more open economy.

Linda talks with Senator Dianne Feinstein of California who will be speaking tonight at the Democratic National Convention. She is one of five women senators speaking -- an attempt to appeal to women voters. Feinstein talks about First Lady Hillary Clinton's speech last night and her role in the White House. She also talks about Elizabeth Dole and how similar she and Mrs. Clinton are.

What went wrong with Haiti's sanitation plan? The story involves the queen of Spain, the "sanitation champion" and the man with the worst job in the world.

There are various events this weekend around Tampa Bay, celebrating the Fourth of July:Fireworks CruiseChannelside, TampaJuly 3Tickets include a 2.5 hour…

On July 14, the U.S. is set to impose a 21 percent anti-dumping duty on fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico, and the U.S. food industry fears that prices at grocery stores and restaurants will go up.

Journalist Nathan Hodge is the co-author of the book A Nuclear Family Vacation: Travels in the World of Atomic Weaponry with his wife, Sharon Weinberger. They traveled to 10 U.S. states and 4 foreign countries to visit nuclear sites, including ones in Nevada, Russia and Iran.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is being received at the White House Tuesday. There are calls on Capitol Hill for President Bush to make human rights a focal point of talks, but the administration is playing up economic cooperation.

Breaches in three levees and retaining walls caused most of the flooding in New Orleans. At the 17th Street Canal, flood waters are finally under control and pumps are channeling water out of the city.

Paul Auster's new novel is a departure for the author — 880 pages of flowing prose about four versions of one character, living four mostly-parallel lives. It's sometimes confusing, but never boring.

Secret Service logs show that John Huang, the Democratic fund-raiser at the center of a growing controversy over foreign political donations, visited the White House more than 60 times this year. The records did not show what Huang's business was at the White House, but they indicate he was a much more frequent visitor than the White House has acknowledged previously. News of Huang's visits is prompting Republican demands for President Clinton to explain what Huang was doing there. Critics have questioned whether Huang's repeated presence in the White House violated conflict-of-interest laws. Phillip Davis has a report.

Despite its concerns over human rights, the Biden administration is changing its stance toward Saudi Arabia in a bid to lower global oil prices and tame gas costs at the pump.

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.

With a new biopic in theaters this weekend, Ozy.com's Eugene S. Robinson revisits one of the greatest routines of the "Godfather of Soul."

Earlier this month, Bush administration officials promised that the Army Corps of Engineers will repair New Orleans' broken levees by June 1, 2006, in time for hurricane season. But some researchers say the Corps can't possibly get the job done by next year.

A 39-year-old man fainted after getting a flu shot at work, so his colleagues called 911. The man turned out to be fine, but the trip to the emergency room cost him his annual deductible.

The top lawyer on the National Security Council didn't show up Monday at the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump. He was the point person for concerns about a call with Ukraine's president.

Critic Bob Mondello reviews the newly released special-edition DVD for The Wizard of Oz. The three-disc set includes documentaries, outtakes and other special features. He says watching the classic film brought back many memories.

The Chicago White Sox are going to the World Series for the first time in 46 years. White Sox super-fan George Bova, creator of WhiteSoxInteractive.com, talks about the team's ALCS win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Diane Wilson noticed problems in the water and started a nearly four-decade fight to get a local chemical company, Formosa, to stop dumping harmful plastics in the water. She won a $50 million court case against the company.

New Orleans has reopened an old garbage dump to handle the hundreds of tons of debris left in Hurricane Katrina's wake. But some toxic waste experts and environmentalists fear the landfill lacks environmental safeguards and protections against toxic waste.