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Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer their questions about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The deadline President Bush set for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq passes. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with NPR's Brian Naylor at the White House, NPR's Anne Garrels in Baghdad and NPR's Steve Inskeep in the Persian Gulf.

The Department of Agriculture introduces a new food pyramid that incorporates a symbol for physical activity. The nutritional guidelines, accompanied by a Web site offering tailored recommendations, are aimed at changing American lifestyles.

The USDA releases a new food pyramid, with more specific advice on portion sizes and calories.

President Bush will meet with NATO Secretary General George Robertson to discuss the rift between the United States and several European countries over Iraq. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

Belarus voters are expected to re-elect President Alexander Lukashenko Sunday. His opponents call for street demonstrations if voting irregularities emerge. U.S. officials acccuse Lukashenko of human rights abuses.

What does it mean to live in a nation where one 1 of every 3 people is obese? In countless ways, obesity is changing the way we work, live, eat and travel. Here, a sampling of some of those changes.

Employees of Pakistan International Airlines sacrificed the animal to mark the first flight of an ATR turboprop plane since the fleet was grounded following a Dec. 7 crash.

That one vote means that Republicans will have to share control of the state's lower house with Democrats for the first time in 17 years. Democrats say they'll use the victory to expand Medicaid.

After facing threats, Rubén Espinosa fled to Mexico City seeking refuge. He was found dead along with four other people at an apartment in the capital, which had in the past been seen as a safe-haven.