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President Bush's formal request for another $87 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan arrives on Capitol Hill. Four Senate committees promise hearings on the funding request. NPR's David Welna reports.

The rising Mississippi River has broken through a half-dozen levees and forced major bridges to close. The record high water is consuming towns in its path.

Ohio’s Casino Control Commission has released its monthly casino revenue report. The report shows Cleveland’s Horseshoe casino remains the most…

A convicted murderer who escaped from an Ohio prison over the weekend has been captured. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction tweeted late…

Black Friday begins not only the holiday shopping season but the seasonal increase in intersection crashes. The Ohio Department of Transportation warns…

Airport security has limited the amount of liquids passengers can carry on planes since the attacks on September 2001. Starting next year in the European…

Since coming ashore Thursday, Hurricane Ivan has killed at least 40 people in the United States. In the hardest hit Gulf States of Alabama and Florida, more than a million people remain without power. In Mobile, Ala., even water and ice are scarce. Hear NPR's Ari Shapiro.

In a joint news conference with President Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he "stands by" intelligence on Iraq's weapons programs. Blair also tells a joint meeting of Congress that history would forgive the U.S.-led war in Iraq even if weapons of mass destruction are not found. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea and NPR's Andrea Seabrook.

Thirteen future European Union members -- mostly eastern and central European countries -- endorse a joint declaration warning Saddam Hussein he has one final chance to disarm. Douglas Bakshian reports.

American soldiers in Baghdad have begun casting their absentee ballots for next month's presidential election. Iraqis are also expressing opinions on the upcoming U.S. vote. NPR's Emily Harris reports.