Search results for

Ten years after the Earth Summit in Rio, delegates gather for another United Nations global conference. With Rio's failed global treaties as a backdrop, organizers are looking for small successes. And this time around, the emphasis is not on the planet, but on global poverty. NPR's Richard Harris reports for All Things Considered.

He is one of few western reporters to interview Osama bin Laden, which he did in 1998. Hes collaborated on the new book, The Cell: Inside the 9/11 Plot, and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It. (Hyperion). In the book they retrace the movements of al-Qaeda leading up to the September 11th attacks.

A drought threatens in many regions of the United States. Even if you're not yet facing arid conditions, NPR's Ketzel Levine says now is still a great time to re-evaluate the ways you use water in the garden. The Doyenne of Dirt reports for Morning Edition on how to make the most of every life-giving drop.

As keepers of the nation's rivers, the Army Corps of Engineers has been damming, levying and dredging waterways to the tune of $1 billion a year. Critics charge the Corps is wasteful and destructive. For All Things Considered, NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on an agency under pressure to reform.

The government has been trying for years to stop identity thieves from stealing Social Security numbers. But now officials say the problem has taken on new importance as a way to stop terrorists, NPR's Larry Abramson reports on Morning Edition. NPR Online offers tips on protecting yourself from identity theft.

A new study offers even more evidence that hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women is risky. Researchers say women taking estrogen-only pills are at greater risk for ovarian cancer. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports for All Things Considered.

In the small border town of Roma, Texas, the award-winning high school band Mariachi Santander is helping keep the traditional music of Mexico alive. The students gain pride and national recognition in the process. For Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR's John Burnett reports.

Senate debate begins this week on ways to add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare. Fifteen years ago, Congress passed such a measure, only to repeal it a year later under a storm of criticism. NPR's Julie Rovner reports for Morning Edition.

Researchers and activists are in Barcelona this week to talk about the global AIDS epidemic. But another epidemic of similar size is sweeping the globe: tuberculosis. A major push is on to expand TB treatment, and as NPR's Richard Harris reports from Kenya, the treatment is working, even under some of the most challenging conditions.

Old computer monitors and TV picture tubes dumped in landfills can leach hazardous amounts of lead into groundwater, according to a scientific study. The research is playing a key role in the fight to keep electronics out of landfills and has intensified a controversy over who should pay to recycle them. NPR's Emily Harris reports for Morning Edition.