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David Hecht reports from Equatorial Guinea that although American oil companies are flourishing in the African nation, the people Equatorial Guinea are not benefiting from the investments. According to the United Nations, the majority of the people of Equatorial Guinea are going hungry. Most have no running water, healthcare or education. (5:19

Earlier this week, we reported on a story that suggested Led Zeppelin had been offered a lot of money to reunite, but it appears there have been no offers for a band reunion.

The Associated Press reports that a subcommittee of the House ethics committee will recommend that Speaker Newt Gingrich be reprimanded. A reprimand is a less serious penalty than censure, which would make Gingrich ineligible to serve as Speaker. The full ethics committee is considering complaints that Gingrich used funds from a tax-exempt organization to support political activities. He has admitted to failing to get proper legal advice on the activities, and to providing inaccurate statements to the ethics committee. The committee has been expected to come to a final decision on his penalty by the end of this month. NPR's Peter Kenyon has a report.

While investigating a report of suspected child abuse, New York City police got a surprise: they uncovered a cache of weapons hidden in a false closet in a house in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood. Thirty-five people were taken into custody, believed to be members of a small group called the Provisional Party of Communism. While only five have been charged, the case will go to a grand jury for further investigation into who the group is, and what they were planning. NPR's Melissa Block reports.

Public health officials say millions of Americans who are at risk for the flu this winter still need to be vaccinated -- and some people who have already gotten shots might need a second dose. The CDC reports that a particularly dangerous strain of the flu is about this year...and even some people who have been vaccinated may not be fully protected. About 5 percent of people who got flu shots this year received a batch of vaccine that isn't as potent as it should have been. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

Crime was the campaign issue du jour, as both presidential candidates traveled to key battleground states today. Flanked by a group of Republican governors, Bob Dole unveiled an anti-crime proposal in suburban Philadelphia, in which he pledged to cut teenage drug use in half. President Clinton, meanwhile, traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio to receive the endorsement of the nation's largest police organization, the Fraternal Order of Police. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports on the Dole campaign; Mara Liasson reports on Clinton.

"Millions of Americans — our neighbors, friends, family members — are still looking for jobs," the president says in his administration's annual report to Congress.

Life Kit reporter Andee Tagle talks with experts about how to manage situations when money makes relationships murky.

Hegseth under fire amid new Signalgate report and boat strike briefing, the FBI arrests man they say planted pipe bombs near the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, SCOTUS allows Texas to use gerrymandered map.

In part two of our series on Islamic fundamentalism in central Asia, NPR's Michael Sullivan reports from Uzbekistan. The government there says the Islamic opposition threatens the country's peace and security, and it's using that as a reason to crack down on dissent. Critics say the crackdown invites trouble.