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NPR's Martin Kaste reports that South American currencies are dropping in value, and many are laying blame on Argentina, which is mired in debt and recession.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports on preparations for what's expected to be another bad wildfire season in the West. But federal agencies are also getting the jump on fires by setting prescribed burns in some forests, in an effort to prevent them from burning out of control.

NPR's Christopher Joyce reports on the city of Caral, Peru, which some archeologists are claiming is the oldest city in the Americas. The buildings of the first city are said to 4,600 years old. That dates it to around the time of the construction of the Egyptian pyramids.

A Senate banking committee claims U.S. banks are giving the green light to money laundering by failing toclosely monitor their relationships with overseas financial institutions. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the Naval Court of Inquiry taking place in Hawaii. The captain of the Japanese boat, which was hit be the US. submarine Greeneville, is scheduled to testify today.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports that the city of Los Angeles is considering increasing the amount of electricity it imports from a coal-burning plant in Utah. California's pollution laws prohibit building a similar plant in that state.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on Mexican President Vicente Fox's first trip abroad since his election. Fox visited California for two days, discussing border and immigration issues with Gov. Gray Davis.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on the trial of Parry Wacker, a man caught smuggling 58 Chinese people into Britain last year. Only two of the illegal immigrants survived the journey and Wacker is being charged with manslaughter.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on last night's burn-down of the Russian space-station Mir. Some sky-watchers in Fiji were able to see a burning fire in the sky as the station entered the Earth's atmosphere.

NPR's Guy Raz reports that the hills over the city of Tetovo were quiet today, in the aftermath of Sunday's assault by Macedonian troops on ethnic Albanian rebels. NATO's Secretary General, Lord Robertson, was back in Macedonia today for more crisis talks. He called on all parties to engage in political dialogue.