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The strongest earthquake in 40 years hit Southeast Asia Sunday morning, setting off tsunamis that killed thousands. Measured at 8.9, the earthquake is the most powerful recorded since a 9.2 quake hit Alaska in 1964.

To receive a Rhodes Scholarship is to be recognized as one of the best and brightest in the world. NPR's Tony Cox speaks with one of this year's recipients, Rachel Mazyck, who plans to use her scholarship to study academic achievement gaps between minority and white students.

NPR's Noah Adams reports on a bottleneck at the biggest port in the United States. Demand for cheap goods from Asia has never been higher, but container ships sometimes have to wait in long lines to unload their goods.

Three U.N. workers kidnapped in Afghanistan are freed. Afghan Interior Minister Ahmad Jalali made the announcement Tuesday. The workers were helping with the Afghan election won by incumbent President Hamid Karzai. Hear NPR's Paul Brown.

Florida's biggest agricultural crop is nursery plants, which suffered losses when four major hurricanes swept through the state this year. Many nursery owners are single entrepreneurs or families who can't bounce back from a natural disaster as easily as big businesses. Hear NPR's Ari Shapiro.

The Filbert Steps create a steep spine that runs up and down San Francisco's historic Telegraph Hill, leading visitors past some of the city's oldest houses and most sublime, secret gardens. The gardens are heavy with blossoms -- and local history. NPR's Ketzel Levine reports.

The falling value of the U.S. dollar has generated a lot of attention among world leaders lately, but what does it really mean for the American economy? Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal.

A new play about Iraq is drawing strong reviews in New York. Nine Parts of Desire is a solo performance by Iraqi-American actor Heather Raffo, who gives voice to nine different Iraqi women. NPR's Deborah Amos reports.

The 3rd Infantry Division, which led the U.S. Army's invasion of Iraq last year, is preparing to return to the embattled country. Iraq's resilient insurgency has altered the way the division trains for war -- and changed the way some soldiers view the conflict. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

Writer Gretel Ehrlich spent much time with indigenous hunters in Greenland. Global warming threatens their culture — as well as the Arctic ecosystem. She's the author of the upcoming book, The Future of Ice.