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Residents are calling for further government action from state and federal officials to address this major public health issue.

Colin Powell, the four-star general who became the nation's first Black secretary of state, played key roles in the first and second U.S. invasions of Iraq.

Democrats hope to hold the Senate and take control of the House. And President Bush conducts a marathon campaign swing in an effort to push Congress into Republican hands. Hear more from NPR's Bob Edwards, NPR's Cokie Roberts and NPR's Mara Liasson.

NPR's Don Gonyea travels with President Bush, who is making his rounds across the country stirring up support for Republican candidates in this year's tight congressional races. But as Bush follows a long itinerary that he hopes will pack Congress with GOP members sympathetic to his agenda, some critics say the president's energy could have been used in tending to national issues.

NPR's David Welna reports from St. Paul that all eyes are on Minnesota's senate race, where White House-backed Republican Norm Coleman is being challenged by former vice president Walter Mondale. Mondale stepped in to lead a speedy campaign after Minnesota Democratic senator Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash. Coleman has retooled his campaign to opposed Mondale, and polls are unclear on who leads this tight race. Both men are expected to flex their eligibility at today's debate.

An Islamist movement, the Ak Parti, sweeps Turkey's government out of power. The party's leaders describe themselves as non-religious, but critics say its Islamist roots threaten Turkey's secular traditions. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

U.N. Security Council members await the latest revised draft resolution on Iraq from the United States. Meanwhile, President Bush is warning that Iraq could "provide an arsenal" to terrorist groups. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

Small businesses face sharply higher premiums for property, liability and health insurance. A trade group says the average cost of business insurance has jumped by 30-percent. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

A piano teacher’s lewd instructions to a young female student to perform sexual acts on him were quoted by State’s Attorney Don Knapp on Monday during opening statements at the first of what is expected to be six trials on child pornography and predatory sexual assault charges for Aaron Parlier.

Steven Dudley reports that President Uribe of Colombia is hoping to protect citizens against rebels and paramilitary groups by adopting methods that the groups have used against the government for years. Uribe is recruiting residents as informants to assist in the battle against domestic terrorism. Human rights groups oppose his strategy, fearing that innocent people may be wrongly accused.