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Companies are recalling foods containing genetically modified corn that has not been approved for human consumption. But as NPR's John Nielsen reports, government officials are still struggling to determine whether the corn presents a health hazard.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports on a coal mine pond that gave way in eastern Kentucky, releasing 250-million gallons of thick black sludge that polluted streams, killed fish and cut off drinking water supplies. Cleanup is under way.

NPR's Guy Raz reports that one East German city is suffering from a problem almost inconceivable in most American cities: too much housing. The city of Leipzig is responding with a swift and pragmatic solution: the wrecking ball.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that weather won't be the only cause for delays at the nation's airports over the busy holiday season. Labor disputes at many airlines threaten to hinder travel for the 39 million people scheduled to fly between now and New Years Day.

Susan Gage of Florida Public Radio reports on the 25 people who cast the state's contentious electoral votes for George W. Bush. Electors say they've been in a bright and unexpected spotlight in the weeks since the election.

NPR's Phillip Martin reports that key African-American religious leaders meeting with President-elect George W. Bush are raising questions about what strategy the black community should take with the new administration.

Last night a Los Angeles judge overturned the convictions of three LAPD officers involved in the corruption scandal in which police were found to brutalize and falsely arrest innocent citizens of crimes they didn't commit. NPR's Ina Jaffe reports.

Electricity deregulation was supposed to bring Californians lower prices. Instead they've gotten higher prices and unreliable service. Scott Horsley of member station KPBS reports on why this happened, including mistaken judgements in planning the big change and the fact that electricity cannot be stored to meet market demand.

NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports that Eva Cassidy a Washington, D.C., singer who died two years ago, has since become something of a star in Britain and a cult favorite in the United States.

NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports Leslie Rudd owner of Dean & Deluca, is trying to bring the success of the high-tech business world to his home-state of Kansas. Rudd has started a fund that provides investment capital to students from Kansas Universities.