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Fights over an increasingly strained water supply in the Western United States have become nastier in recent years, and a new report says the problem will only get worse. Interior Secretary Gale Norton is now proposing a plan to ease the tension among cities and farmers by making it easier to buy and sell water. But critics say the plan punishes poor people. Read the proposal online.

Philadelphia brought back an indoor mask mandate, and the virus is spreading across U.S. cities. But case numbers and hospitalizations remain low.

All Things Considered talks with three people about how their worlds have changed since Sept. 11, 2001. Rick King is the assistant fire chief of Shanksville's volunteer fire department and owner of Ida's Country Store. He talks with us about the change in his small town's character. We also talk with Anna Switzer, principal of City Hall Academy, about downtown Manhattan, and Col. Philip Smith, deputy director of Army personnel, about working in the rebuilt section of the Pentagon.

Stephen Harrigan explores the worlds of space travel, adultery and motherhood in his new novel, Challenger Park. The Texas-based author was inspired to write the book while visiting the Houston suburb of Clear Lake City, home to NASA's Johnson Space Center.

Soon after the San Francisco earthquake and fires of 1906, actors in New York City recorded a dramatic reenactment of the disaster on wax cylinders. This "audio theater," called The Destruction of San Francisco, lasted just two minutes but captured the horrors of the catastrophe.

President Bush turns 60 years old on July 6. Whether or not you get invited to his party, you can send him a greeting. A New York City performance artist is traveling the country, collecting people's thoughts so they can share them with the president.

Harley Spiller is an avid collector -- bottlecaps, straws and other odd things crowd his small New York City apartment. Now he's hoping to set a world record for the largest collection of Chinese food takeout menus.

Utah lawmakers say the No Child Left Behind Act is unfair. Last year, they were close to opting out of the federal mandate altogether. When U.S. education officials threatened to pull another hundred million in federal funding, the rebellious lawmakers reconsidered. From member station KCPW in Salt Lake City, Julie Rose reports.

The Supreme Court ruled this past week that local governments can seize private property for use in public projects. The decision paves the way for the city of New London, Conn., to proceed with an economic development plan. The ruling also means that seven families living in New London's working-class neighborhood of Fort Trumbull now face being forced from their homes. But the homeowners say the struggle is not over. Diane Orson of member station WNPR reports.

David Izzard mailed the vinyl back to the Kansas City Public Library in good condition, according to WDAF-TV. He was lucky to be six decades late. In 2019, the library got rid of late fees.