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  • Tennesseans suspecting fraud, waste or abuse of public funds in state government can now report their suspicions online. The state Comptroller's office…
  • in the number of violent crimes reported, public apprehension remains high. She visits a family in a Chicago suburb to see how it's dealing with the possibility of violent crime.
  • for a mediator's report on the labor dispute between American Airlines and its pilots for two days, raising hope that a settlement could be reached without a strike.
  • A confidential report commissioned by NASA concludes the agency's plan to use a robot to save the Hubble telescope is highly risky. The report suggests NASA should send up new instruments on a second, bare-bones telescope.
  • NASA is considering an unprecedented robotic mission to save the Hubble Space telescope. But a final report from the National Academy of Sciences says the robotic mission probably won't be ready on time to save the telescope. It strongly recommends sending astronauts instead. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.
  • Family members of those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks express concerns that the commission studying U.S. intelligence before Sept. 11, 2001, won't answer vital questions in its final report, due this week. NPR's Robert Smith reports.
  • Logging in other parts of the forest has degraded the land contributing to landslides and the proliferation of invasive plants.
  • After the game, reporters had their phones on a table recording the shortstop's remarks. That's when one reporter's husband called. Jeter picked it up and said, "Walt, she'll have to call you back."
  • New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte admits using human growth hormone in 2002 — not banned by baseball until 2005. The Baltimore Orioles became the first team to publicly criticize the report. How will the league and players' union deal with issues detailed in the report?
  • This week, Boston public schools issued report cards to kindergarteners. For the first time, 5-year-olds are being evaluated based on literacy, math and various academic skills. Debated for years, the new policy is getting poor marks from some teachers and parents. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports.
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