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Families have released the names of three of the four victims killed and mutilated in grisly attacks in Fallujah Wednesday. The victims were private contractors working security detail in Iraq, and included two former Army Rangers and an ex-Navy SEAL. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

President Bush and Vice President Cheney will face questions Thursday from members of the commission investigating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Bush and Cheney will not be under oath during the private session. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

The Senate's new plan to battle the housing crisis includes tax breaks for homebuilders and tax credits to those buying foreclosed homes. It includes little helping for people who are facing foreclosure, however.

How much money a school can spend on its students still depends, in large part, on local property taxes. And many states aren't doing much to level the field for poor kids.

A new report on the "State of the Air" released this morning finds the air we breathe in Franklin County is getting better, but still gets a failing grade…

The CBO projects the federal budget deficit could top 800 billion dollars this year... and reach a cool trillion by 2020. So ... what?

Two lost dogs are lost no more. This week they're reunited with their owners — thanks to a twist of fate.

Researcher Joshua Santarpia of the University of Nebraska Medical Center answers listener questions about the best disinfecting practices during the pandemic.

David Chan, a philosophy professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, puzzles over the moral quandaries listeners face during the coronavirus outbreak.

Global health expert Dr. Abraar Karan and NPR's Pien Huang answer the most common listener questions on the spread of the coronavirus, its symptoms, testing and treatment.