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Host Bob Edwards talks to Democratic Presidential candidate Al Gore about his campaign for the White House. Gore says most people's interest in the Presidential campaign won't really intensify until after Labor Day. And, he says, people know him as Vice President but not as a person. He explains the fundamental differences between his positions on some of the major issues and those of Republican candidate George W. Bush.

North Carolina's electricity was knocked out when an ice storm that hit the state on Wednesday. Dozens of people have been killed by the snow and ice that came with the storm. National Guardsmen, local police and utility workers have been working to restore power to more than a million people. Steve speaks with Greensboro resident Martha Walton about how she's been coping for the past four days.

He won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel Empire Falls which was also a national bestseller. His subject matter is working-class unpretentious people, but as one reviewer writes he transforms 'every day people and seemingly ordinary events - into the quintessential'. Hes written five novels in all, including Mohawk, The Risk Pool, and Nobodys Fool (which was made into a film starring Paul Newman). His latest book is a collection of stories, The Whores Child and Other Stories. (Knopf).

NPR staff members read the Emancipation Proclamation to celebrate Juneteenth.

All employees of the outdoor gear retailer will be getting a paid day off on one of the most popular shopping days of the year.

Nearly 260,000 new cases of coronavirus infection have been reported over the past day, according to data from the World Health Organization. More than a quarter were in the U.S.

Security is tight in New Orleans as people remember the victims of the New Year's Day attack on Bourbon Street one year ago.

The Great Galveston Storm of 1900 destroyed two-thirds of the Texas city and heavily damaged surviving structures. It remains the most deadly natural disaster and worst hurricane in U.S. history.

Morning Edition co-host Renee Montagne, who has been reporting from the Afghan capital Kabul, talks to Marine General Joseph Dunford, the commander of all allied forces in Afghanistan.

Researchers say their study suggests that more diabetes is being detected in particular states because, thanks to Medicaid, more poor people have access to screening and care.