Search results for

A panel of former NASA engineers and military officials prepares to take over the Columbia investigation. More than a week after the space shuttle broke apart upon re-entry, NASA says it has no clear answers. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports.

The Pentagon will ask Congress for relief from six environmental laws, including the Endangered Species Act. Defense officials say the regulations -- meant to protect plants and animals threatened with extinction -- compromise combat readiness. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports

A panel of former NASA engineers and military officials prepares to take over the Columbia investigation. More than a week after the space shuttle broke apart upon re-entry, NASA says it has no clear answers. NPR's Eric Niiler reports.

Host Bob talks to Linda Robinson of U.S. News and World Report about her experience of spending a month with U.S. Special Forces in Colombia. They discuss how the Bush administration is quietly broadening the war on terrorism to include the fight against rebel groups in Colombia.

Voters in Santa Ana, Calif., head to the polls in a recall election of a school board member accused of leading the district to violate the state's anti-bilingual education initiative. NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports.

The Justice Department investigates whether a professor illegally discriminated against a student because of his religious beliefs. The Texas Tech University professor refuses to write recommendations, unless students affirm a belief in the evolution theory. NPR's Barbara Bradley-Hagerty reports.

NPR's Greg Allen reports from Baton Rouge on concerns that the search for a serial killer may be infringing on the rights of some innocent people. DNA has been gathered from hundreds of men. The ACLU is complaining that in many cases the DNA is being given under duress and without probable cause.

Secretary of State Colin Powell addresses the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, seeking congressional support for a possible war with Iraq. Powell's testimony comes a day after he presents the U.N. Security Council with a report detailing evidence against Iraq. NPR's Bob Edwards and NPR's Michele Kelemen.

Smallpox vaccinations begin today for medical workers in several states and Los Angeles County. The government's goal is the inoculation of 450,000 health workers against a bioterrorism attack with smallpox. But some are resisting vaccination out of safety and legal liability fears. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

In case you haven't heard, it's really cold in the Northeast. As temperatures plunge, the need for homeless shelters goes up. In Massachusetts this increase in demand coincides with budget cuts imposed because of a state fiscal crisis. Monica Brady-Myerov of member station WBUR reports.