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Tour de France legend Lance Armstrong is denying new allegations that he used banned substances. In sworn testimony, two former friends cite a 1996 hospital-room conversation. They say Armstrong told a doctor he had used "growth hormone, cortisone, EPO, steroids and testosterone."

After more than a decade apart, British musicians Jan Kincaid, Simon Bartholomew and Andrew Love Levy have reunited with vocalist and Atlanta native N'Dea Davenport for a new CD that picks up where they left off, deep in a funk and soul groove.

Jason Stearns, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, talks with Renee Montagne about why elections in the Congo matter so much to African democracy.

Four leaders of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang are convicted on charges of murder, conspiracy and racketeering. The verdict, delivered in a In Santa Ana, Calif., courtroom, was hailed as a victory for federal prosecutors trying to curb the gang's violent and racist activities.

Warren Buffett, billionaire investor and founder of Berkshire Hathaway, has announced he is donating much of his fortune to charity. Over time, most of Buffett's $44 billion in stock holdings will be given to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

The House votes to increase the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 over the next three years. The increase was part of a complicated and much debated package that includes a big cut in the estate tax and pension law changes.

The front porch of New Orleans Times-Picayune columnist Chris Rose became an unofficial town hall and community center after Hurricane Katrina. Neighbors congregated to vent, cry and laugh; he likens it to a "24-hour therapy session."

Hybrids lose up to 27 percent of their fuel efficiency when the air conditioning is on, according to a study by the Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory. Conventional vehicles only lose 2 to 5 percent. Does that mean hybrid hype is overheated?

Six months ago, Dubai Ports World reached an agreement with Congress to sell its North American operations to a U.S.-based firm within four to six months. Six months later, the company still owns those ports, but says it will sell soon. Democrats say they will make it a campaign issue if a sale isn’t completed before the November elections.

Saddam Hussein's trial in Baghdad was disrupted when a witness wore a lapel pin with the image of the Kurdish flag instead of Iraq's banner. The flag issue has taken on greater importance in Iraq since Sept. 1. That's when Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraq's Kurdish region, banned the flying of the Iraqi flag at government buildings.