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Laura Carlson reports from member station KJZZ in Phoenix on "karnal bunt," a rare fungus that has infected some wheat crops in Arizona. The karnal bunt fungus is not harmful to humans, but the United States Department of Agriculture is concerned that the presence of karnal bunt in Arizona wheat will have a negative effect on the otherwise strong reputation of American wheat throughout the world. In attempting to control the spread of karnal bunt, the USDA is testing wheat samples from the more than four-thousand wheat fields in Arizona and is requiring Arizona farmers to sanitize their wheat harvesting equipment.

Hundreds of millions of dollars in help for AIDS are now pouring into Nigeria and other developing countries. In Nigeria, the man in charge of these funds is Dr. Abdulsalim Nasidi. He must navigate a mine field of restrictions to set up new health systems where none exist.

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer capped off a big night at the Oscars by being the popular and highly regarded director's first film to win the top prize.

David Greene is an award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author. He is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, the most listened-to radio news program in the United States, and also of NPR's popular morning news podcast, Up First.

Connie Doria Rocha contributed to the war effort even though women were barred from combat. At StoryCorps, she recalls her time as a mechanic in the military.

Gestures of protest have already begun. But exactly what's allowed under the International Olympic Committee's new rules on expression is somewhat murky.

Short, unlit towers are used to prospect for new wind farms. But the structures pose a threat to crop-duster pilots. Transportation officials are urging better markings and other safety improvements.

Ebola virus in Sierra Leone is killing dozens by the week. Medical workers have responded by expanding a field hospital, taking extraordinary measures to contain infection.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Frank Close, a physics professor at Oxford University, about theoretical physicist Peter Higgs. Higgs died on Monday at the age of 94.

The U.S. Olympic Team dubbed Marion Jones "the world's fastest mom," but she could not escape the doping charges that have plagued her since she won five medals at the 2000 Olympics. Jones has pleaded guilty to charges connected to steroid use.