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After nearly 20 years in the U.S., Patrick Awuah left his job at Microsoft and returned to his native Ghana. His goal: to help educate Africa's future leaders in ethics and entrepreneurship.

Frank Langfitt updates Alex Chadwick on efforts to rescue 13 coal miners trapped underground for more than 24 hours. Air quality tests at the mine indicate the level of toxic carbon monoxide inside the mine is high, and possibly deadly.

Despite penguins, lions and gorillas battling for Hollywood supremacy, 2005 will go down as a box office disappointment. But NPR critic Bob Mondello says the year's films were high on quality.

Mike Heidingsfield spent 13 months in Iraq as the top civilian commander in charge of training Iraqi police. He tells Linda Werteimer that Iraqi police are now a more visible presence, but that makes them targets for insurgents, too.

Returning New Orleans residents are scrambling to find livable accommodations. Rents are skyrocketing. And some think the price of undamaged homes will too.

Singer and songwriter Jeffrey Osborne's new CD From The Soul showcases classic R&B tunes by popular stars like Teddy Pendergrass, Aretha Franklin and Curtis Mayfield. Osborne talks about producing the new album.

With natural gas prices soaring, the Bush administration is encouraging all Americans to conserve. The Department of Energy is working with private sector groups to promote energy efficiency. At the same time, it's also cutting funds for research on energy efficiency.

Even before Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans' public schools faced teacher shortages, crumbling schools and deficient supplies. Steve Inskeep speaks with Bill Roberti, chief turnaround officer at the crisis management firm Alvarez & Marsal. Roberti was handling the problems in the Louisiana schools before the hurricane struck.

A suicide car bomber attacks a three-car U.S. diplomatic convoy in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing four Americans. And in Basra, British troops are clashing with Iraqi militias.

Researchers are suggesting that flawed construction -- not storm surges -- likely caused key floodwalls around New Orleans to fail. They say the waters of Lake Pontchartrain never got high enough to rise above the walls and erode their foundations, the early explanation for the levee collapses.