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It’s estimated the leak in Los Angeles has pumped 4.6 billion cubic feet of potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.

Kensington Palace announced that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a new sibling for George, 4, and Charlotte, 2.

American forces in Iraq capture Abid Hamid Mahmud, Saddam Hussein's security chief and No. 4 on the U.S. list of 55 most-wanted Iraqi leaders. And U.S. troops raid farmhouses near the northern city of Tikrit in an effort to root out supporters of the former Baathist regime. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

As a Category 4 hurricane, Dennis looked destined to become the strongest storm ever to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast. But then, just before coming ashore, Dennis weakened to Category 3 and was later downgraded to a tropical storm. Sunday evening, residents started to survey the damage.

Each Friday on Cincinnati Edition, we present an in-depth look at the developments behind the headlines.

A 4-to-5 foot alligator was spotted in Humboldt Park Lagoon in Chicago earlier this week. It has evaded capture and now a social media contest is underway to name the gator.

It's going to be a cowboy and cowgirl Christmas party on December 4 when musical duo The Farmer & Adele moseys over to Newport's Southgate House...

The Bush administration reports the pace of the U.S. economic recovery slowed in the second fiscal quarter, to an annual rate of 3 percent. That's down from a revised 4.5 percent growth rate in the first three months of the fiscal year. In a separate statement, the Bush administration said the federal deficit will grow to a record $445 billion. NPR's John Ydstie reports.

As Isabel moves into Ontario, Canada, authorities along the Eastern seaboard begin to assess damage left in the former hurricane's wake. At least 17 deaths are attributed to the storm, and more than 4 million people in the Mid-Atlantic region remain without power. Flooding remains a major concern. Her NPR's Brian Naylor, NPR's Adam Hochberg and FEMA administrator Michael Brown.

The U.S. economy staged a comeback during the first three months of the year, according to new figures released by the Commerce Department. The agency reports the economy grew at an annual rate of 4.8 percent in the first quarter, more than twice as fast as in the previous quarter.