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For more than a century, collectors and developers in Florida have stripped the state of its native orchids. Now, a team of scientists is working to reintroduce the plants to the swamps where they once flourished.

The Electronic Entertainment Expo is often where the "next big thing" in computer games becomes clear. This year it's Sony and Microsoft battling for control of your living room with their new game consoles, the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Both will allow users to watch movies, show pictures and connect to the internet.

There's a new setback for New York City's bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. New York's Public Authorities Control Board announced Monday that it would not approve $300 million in funding for a new sports stadium on Manhattan's lower east side -- the centerpiece of the city's Olympic bid.

Failed anti-communist fighters are beginning to emerge from the jungles of Laos, 30 years after defeat. The fighters once worked with the CIA to overthrow the communist government of Laos -- and ran for their lives after the communists won in 1975 -- are finally beginning to leave the jungles of Laos and re-enter society. Doualy Xaykaothao reports from Bangkok.

In 2007, Russia launched the first nation-on-nation cyberattack against Estonia. Now, the lessons learned from "Web War I" are being used in the cyberdefense of Ukraine.

Missouri candidate for U.S. Senate Eric Greitens says his recent controversial ad was supposed to be "humorous." The move might backfire if voters aren't up to the glorification of violence.

FX's The Old Man can be predictable, but the performance by star Jeff Bridges — who plays a retired CIA operative living under a fake name — makes it worthwhile.

Jean Thompson's novel follows an insecure young woman as she's drawn into a clique of poets. The Poet's House is a story about the corrosive power of shame and the primal fear of sounding stupid.

Private companies are sitting on the sidelines in 2022 after a record setting year of initial public offerings fueled by cheap borrowing.

Emmy nominations will be announced this morning. Glen Weldon, co-host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, gives Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep a sense of what to expect.