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New Orleans has reopened an old garbage dump to handle the hundreds of tons of debris left in Hurricane Katrina's wake. But some toxic waste experts and environmentalists fear the landfill lacks environmental safeguards and protections against toxic waste.

With the upcoming release of the movie Chicken Little, Disney hopes to reclaim its animation credentials. The company's films have been overshadowed in recent years by computer-animated offerings from other studios.

The House of Representatives is set to vote Friday night on a resolution calling for a quick withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. GOP politicians continue to criticize the proposal's sponsor, Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), a former backer of the war and a Vietnam veteran considered a hawk on defense.

A two-woman play about dealing with HIV, In the Continuum began as a graduate school acting project. Now the off-Broadway show has been named one of the 10 best plays of the year by The New York Times.

In an exclusive interview with NPR, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff talks about agency plans to tighten the southern U.S. border and ending the "catch and release" policy. The policy of releasing illegal immigrants has been criticized as a potential way for terrorists to enter the country.

Whether you're cooking up jambalaya or the turkey-duck-chicken creation known as "turducken," it's the spice -- not the cooking that makes the difference. Audie Cornish reports on the herbs and spices that New Orleans chef Paul Prudhomme says adds to cooking and to life.

Weekend Edition essayist Diane Roberts visited England recently, where she found some of her favorite doughnuts in the unlikeliest of places: Britain's famously hoity-toity department store, Harrods. The Southern native took one bite of the sublime confection -- OK, several bites -- and felt right at home...

Steve Inskeep talks to BBC News Correspondent Andrew North in the northern Pakistan town of Balakot, one of the places hit hard in Saturday's massive earthquake. More than 20,000 people have died in the Pakistan-India border region.

Peter Manseau's mother is a former nun; his father is a priest who remains under suspension. Manseau tells of their marriage — and his upbringing — in a new memoir, Vows.

After months of rumors, Apple Computer unveils a new iPod with the ability to play video. It also made an unexpected announcement: a groundbreaking deal with ABC that will allow users to download episodes of shows such as Desperate Housewives from the iTunes store.