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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.

The Supreme Court rules that local governments can seize a person's home or business in order to make way for private economic development. The 5-to-4 decision was a defeat for seven Connecticut property owners whose homes are slated to be torn down for a development project that would include a hotel and offices.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Sean Sherman about how he's re-introducing Native American food to the world.

Yoda, Chewbacca and a phalanx of stormtroopers are all over the Internet today, as fans celebrate Star Wars Day — drawn from a pun on May 4. We've collected some of our favorite postings.

On the evening of April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated by a single gunshot as he was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine...

OK...that isn't COMPLETELY true. Yes, Keith Lockhart is celebrating his 20th anniversary with the Boston Pops this season. Yes, he is conducting a concert…

Fourteen-year-old Lucas Etter unmixed a 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube in 4.904 seconds, setting a world record and becoming the first person to break the 5-second mark for solving the puzzle.

Rescue efforts continue in the city of Tainan, where a magnitude 6.4 quake struck early Saturday. News services report two of the dead are a baby and an adult man. Some 120,000 are without power.