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Dr. Christine Cassel says physicians and their patients are still adapting to the federal plan to use Medicare to pay for prescription drugs. In Medicare Matters, Cassel analyzes today's Medicare system — and makes an argument for reforming it.

The California condor nearly went extinct, dwindling to just 22 in the wild by the 1980s. Condor, a new book by NPR's John Nielsen chronicles successful efforts to bring back the winged giants through trapping and breeding programs.

ABC news anchor Bob Woodruff's is recovering after he and a cameraman were injured Sunday in a roadside bombing north of Baghdad. Woodruff sought to define his role as an anchor who is also a reporter -- the kind who sometimes puts himself in harm's way.

The complete text of the letter Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wrote to President Bush was described by Iranian leaders as a diplomatic opening, proposing solutions for a fragile world situation. However, the 18-page letter more closely resembles a political and religious lecture.

Fatah supporters continue vigorous and sometimes violent protests over the outcome of Palestinian elections, which left the militant Islamist group Hamas in power. Fatah's leaders are under pressure to resign.

For the past six months, All Things Considered has followed the fortunes of a street in East New Orleans that was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding. This weekend, a dozen residents gathered at one of the few businesses open in the area for a town meeting.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu gives a guided tour of his adopted hometown, New Orleans. He talks about what has changed since Katrina and ponders the future of his adopted hometown.

A white gunman dressed in military-style clothing allegedly killed 10 people at a Buffalo grocery store. Here's what we know about him.

Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach is released Tuesday, reportedly incorporating many of the things that made Dungeons & Dragons attractive in the decades before computer games.

After the levees broke in New Orleans, investigators went around looking for stopped clocks. By plotting clock times and locations, investigators are piecing together how and when parts of the city had flooded.