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Scientists are driving around in white Chevys, releasing thousands of specially engineered mosquitoes from tubes — part of a pioneering project to reduce the spread of dengue, a terrible disease.

East Peoria is trashing its recycling program effective May 1.

The state's education department is demanding school districts comply with a previous decision to nix all Native American mascots, team names and logos.

The first lady is often remembered as a genteel Southerner who promoted highway beautification, but author Julia Sweig says archival records show Lady Bird was also a savvy political strategist.

The host of the HBO comedy series The Larry Sanders Show died of natural causes. The 66-year-old began his showbiz career as a writer for TV sitcoms such as Welcome Back, Kotter and Sanford and Son.

The federal spending bill also includes funds for Afghan refugees and natural disaster recovery.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports that civil rights groups in Florida are trying to free a Muslim academic who is seeking admission to the United States. He has been held in jail by the Immigration and Naturalization Service for the past three years. The INS claims the man has links a Middle-eastern terrorist group, but refuses to reveal evidence, saying to do so would threaten national security. Civil rights groups say his constitutional right to confront his accuser is being violated.

Fifty years ago this week, a paper in the British science journal Nature described the structure of DNA. This discovery kicked off a revolution in biology that brought with it fear as well as excitement. The ability to tinker with genes raised the specter of monster organisms that might threaten the world. As NPR's Joe Palca reports, back then it was scientists who took the lead in resolving such issues, but today it may not be researchers who get to choose how controversial science progresses.

A new study in the journal Nature finds that global warming probably contributed to Europe's killer heat wave of 2003. Some experts say the evidence from such studies could potentially be used in court against utilities and other companies that emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

Lexington's Ellwood will soon offer what it calls the world's first plant-friendly hotel experience. People can bring their leafy plants into suites selected for plant-friendly natural light.