Search results for

The U.S. and South Korea announced steps on Wednesday to try to deter North Korea from using nuclear weapons, as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made a state visit to Washington.

Boxer Tommy Morrison fought Sylvester Stallone in Rocky 5 -- but the break in casting didn't automatically change his life for the better. He was sent to jail, and later diagnosed with HIV. But now, boxer Morrison vows to make his own Rocky-style comeback.

Notre Dame and Michigan meet on the football field in South Bend, Ind., Saturday. But the best battle may involve the bands. According to one ranking, the schools have the two best fight songs in the nation.

Voters in several western states will vote on new property rights initiatives on the ballot this November. The measures would mandate that the government compensate people if regulations are enacted that decrease property values.

Oil sands jobs have drawn people from all over the world to the remote city of Fort McMurray in northeastern Alberta, Canada. Workers have come from as far away as Nigeria, Sri Lanka and the Philippines, spicing up the cultural life of a sub-arctic city of 70,000.

Some doctors say they're having a hard time stocking up on flu vaccines, while big pharmacy chains are already advertising October clinics. The CDC says large retailers are cooperating with its pleas to be fair, and that there should be no vaccine shortage this year.

The Senate passes a landmark bill for trying and questioning terrorism suspects, in a 65-34 vote that split along party lines. Final approval of the bill seemed assured earlier in the day Thursday, when an amendment aimed at preserving the right of all detainees to challenge their imprisonment in federal courts was narrowly defeated.

The bill laying out how to handle terrorism detainees has undergone several changes since it was first introduced last week. Now that the legislation appears to be in its final form, Melissa Block talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about what the bill says and what its implications would be.

Craig's List, the community-oriented classifieds site, remains one of the most popular places on the Web to search for an apartment, a bicycle, or a kitchen table. Experts estimate there are tens of thousands of sites on the Web for job seekers, house hunters, and every other kind of seeker.

Former CIA deputy director Robert Gates is President Bush's choice to replace outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. His confirmation hearings in the Senate began today. Madeleine Brand talks to Guy Raz, who is reporting from the hearing.