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Since the war has mainly shifted to the east of Ukraine, residents and business owners have been returning to parts of the Kyiv region, including hard-hit Bucha.

The first ever image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy has been released by scientists, who say it shows Albert Einstein was right about gravity.

Jakob Dylan discusses the new Wallflowers CD, Rebel, Sweetheart, and tells Melissa Block about the ways his songwriting has changed over the course of five albums.

U.S. transport planes will soon begin airlifting Rwandan troops to serve as African Union peacekeepers in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.

Melissa Block and Robert Siegel read from listeners' emails from the past week. They comment on a story out of Iraq about a Muslim man who buries the unclaimed dead, Melissa Block's quest for the elusive Wok Hay, and the reporter in the White House pressroom affectionately referred to as the Goyal Foil. We also share a brief message from sound designer Randy Thom about the progress of our Search for Sound project.

China bows to international pressure and announces it will revalue its currency. The yuan will be revalued by 2.1 percent, less than what the United States wanted and perhaps not enough to satisfy congressional critics who want protectionist measures to stem the flow of Chinese imports. The Yuan will now be pegged to a basket of international currencies.

The entrance to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich., is topped with a gigantic pair of mouse ears right now to promote a new exhibit celebrating Disneyland's 50th anniversary. Detroit Public Radio's Celeste Headlee reports.

The strongest Atlantic storm on record is heading for Florida. Wilma may weaken by the time it reaches Florida over the weekend, but the state isn't taking chances. Evacuations are ordered for the Keys.

In the wake of Hurricane Stan, friends and relatives in Guatemala have been in touch with Guatemalan-American commentator Francisco Goldman. He says they are wondering why bad luck keeps coming their way. Goldman is author of The Divine Husband and The Long Night of White Chickens.

If faced with a bird flu pandemic, the Bush administration would divert the nation's limited supplies of the antiviral drug Tamiflu to medical personnel, says Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt.