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Correspondent Alex Chadwick talks with Outside Magazine reporter Kevin Fedarko about the world's highest battleground. It's a glacier in Kashmir where Pakistani and Indian troops have exchanged sporadic gunfire for 19 years.

NPR's Peter Overby reports on who is and who isn't making it in the world of money and influence as the new session of Congress begins.

Kara Oehler from Arizona Public Radio reports on a group of Flagstaff housemates so committed to aiding small independent bands, they've started opening their home to the community for concerts. They're known as "The Robot House."

Diane Orson reports casinos have revitalized the economy of southeastern Connecticut. But with the influx of workers comes a higher cost of living. Now some casino workers are forced to turn to a local food pantry because they can't make ends work on a casino salary.

With many Chechnya citizens missing as a result of the conflict with Russia, a local television program has been broadcasting appeals for information. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports that a member of Human Rights Watch believes the missing may never be found.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on the strange bump in marriage applications between residents in Iowa to Kenyans. Iowan authorities noticed the high figures and contacted the INS. Investigators will now try to figure out why.

Istanbul has traditionally been a bridge between east and west. But now it's a bridge for immigrants - some illegal - hoping to enter the European Union. Dorian Jones meets Turkish officials, smugglers, and would be immigrants in this report.

NPR's Margot Adler reports from New York City on a surprisingly successful new project which puts cameras into the hands of ordinary workers to capture the unseen and uncelebrated lives of Americans.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports that Mexico's Zapatista rebels are marching to Mexico City. The group's long struggle has come to symbolize for many, the plight of the persecuted and downtrodden around the world.

It's no secret that a little wine with dinner seems to prevent heart attacks. Now, a study of genetic information is hinting at why moderate drinking may be beneficial. As NPR's Richard Knox reports, the explanation involves a gene that controls how fast the body absorbs alcohol.