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Residents begin returning to Gulf Shores, Ala., where Hurricane Ivan made landfall Thursday night as a Category 3 storm. The area suffered damage from wind and floods as the ocean surged more than a mile inland. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

With the international relief effort well underway, aide organizations are finding it difficult to get food, water and medical supplies from the airport to the areas most affected by last weeks tsunami. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports.

One of the most critically acclaimed rock CDs of 2004 is the full-length debut by Arcade Fire. The Montreal band calls the album Funeral. The musicians dedicated it to departed family members — including a popular bandleader from the 1940s. WHYY's Joel Rose reports.

Engineers and biologists are testing a new electric barrier underwater near Chicago, hoping to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. Two breeds of Asian carp are rapidly moving up the Mississippi River basin, and have been found just 50 miles from Lake Michigan. NPR's David Schaper reports.

Energy Department officials say they have asked the FBI to help investigate the disappearance of two classified computer disks at Los Alamos National Laboratory. At a press conference Thursday, the agency said there is no "evidence of activity with a hostile intelligence motive" -- but criminal charges may be warranted under the law. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

Day to Day reporters go on the prowl for quintessential American street food. Karen Grigsby Bates finds taco bliss in Los Angeles, Mike Pesca raves about chili and BBQ in New York City, and Eric Weiner gravitates toward high-octane Cuban coffee.

In a last-minute change, Secretary of State Colin Powell cancels plans to attend the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games. U.S. and Greek officials say anti-American demonstrations in Greece had nothing to do with Powell's cancellation. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

Ayad Allawi, the interim prime minister of Iraq, addresses a joint meeting of Congress, thanking the United States for removing Saddam Hussein from power and promising to hold elections for a new government in January. Allawi said conditions in Iraq are better than portrayed in the media. NPR's David Welna reports.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Karen McVeigh of The Guardian about her reporting on the connection between climate change and global language loss.

The House panel has been investigating the Capitol riot and is concluding this work with a final report and various recommendations.