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Researchers have figured out how to turn microscopic green algae into tiny beasts of burden capable of shouldering surprisingly big loads. The technique could lead to the harnessing of microorganisms for use in industry and biotech.

President Bush receives the Sept. 11 commission's final report during a ceremony in the Rose Garden. Bush says he looks forward to working with Congress to implement its recommendations, though the White House has been cool to proposals calling for a national intelligence czar. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and NPR's Don Gonyea.

Former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay is indicted by a grand jury on unnamed charges related to the energy company's collapse. Lay, who insists on his innocence, plans to surrender to authorities in Houston Thursday morning, when a hearing is scheduled. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Mary Flood of The Houston Chronicle.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has postponed the first two executions scheduled for next year.

Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to stand atop Mount Everest, died in Auckland, New Zealand. He was 88. Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, his Sherpa guide, were the first to conquer the world's highest mountain in 1953.

Lt. Gen. Robert Van Antwerp, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, says despite some flooding from Hurricane Gustav, New Orleans' levees and floodwalls worked as they were designed to. The Corps is tracking the water levels and monitoring communication among agencies and all 13 coastal parishes.

Ohio State says it and UConn mutually agreed to scrub game.

The Center for Closing the Health Gap will have to change its ways when spending city taxpayers' dollars, according to an internal audit released by...

The Wright State University board of trustees finance committee Friday announced details of a long-awaited budget proposal. The 2018 budget calls for...

The Cleveland Indians have been big spenders in the offseason, and now fans seem to be buying in . The Indians, who usually rank near the bottom in...