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The Cuyahoga River flows through Cleveland. In the 1960s, the old industrial city was so polluted that the river repeatedly caught fire. Decades of environmental regulation has made a difference.

NPR's Morning Edition wants to talk with unmarried people in their 20s who are at some kind of pivotal moment in their life or approaching a big life decision.

The Senate Intelligence Committee hears testimony about reforming U.S. intelligence services, weeks after it released a report criticizing the agencies. Committee chairman Pat Roberts said the hearings were the beginning of a major re-examination of how the CIA and other intelligence organizations should work. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

President Bush heads to Brussels to begin attempts to repair trans-Atlantic relations, severely damaged by divisions over the U.S.-led war in Iraq. The first international trip of Bush's second term will include meetings with French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Read Tabitha Green's "Prairie Diary" recollecting her day in Kansas, Oct. 11, 2001.

A new poll indicates a growing number of Americans are concerned at a lack of international support for military action against Iraq. The poll found two-thirds of Americans would back use of force, but only under specific conditions. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.

Kaing Guek Eav, the former Khmer Rouge interrogator known as Duch, was brought to court in Cambodia for a pretrial hearing. It is the first public session of the U.N.-backed tribunal probing the regime's reign of terror in the 1970s. Duch, 66, is charged with crimes against humanity.

Columbus fire officials say crews were inside the building after a smaller initial collapse, then evacuated just before a much larger portion of the structure caved in.

Whether you plan to head out to the theater, or binge from the couch, our critics have gathered together their favorite films and TV shows of the year. Happy watching!

The immigration bill shaping up in the Senate would mark a drastic change in four decades of immigration law. The proposal resembles laws in Canada and Australia. Critics are warning of potential pitfalls.