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Listener Daniel Ferri's newborn son suffered a stroke as Hurricane Katrina neared the Gulf Coast. Ferri says the two disasters, one personal, one natural, shaped his belief in the kindness of strangers.

Sudan's government and rebel groups are extending peace talks in Abuja, Nigeria. Rebels have rejected draft peace agreements concerning Sudan's Darfur region, but agreed to continue negotiating with the government under pressure from the United States.

Infected Mushroom resides at the forefront of an emerging musical genre called psy-trance — complex electronic music with the sophistication of rock or jazz. The group expanded from a voice-and-keyboard duo to a quintet in an effort to make electronic dance music more interesting.

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the cooperation between Americans and Russians working with the International Space Station, despite tensions on Earth over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

We check in with people we've met in Ukraine over the last few weeks to see how they're feeling now that Russia has launched a wide-scale attack on the country.

Families of victims killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have reached an agreement that should end their lawsuit with the gunmaker that produced the murder weapon.

Immigrants and the poor in some parts of the U.S. are at risk for diseases more common in the developing world.

Tim Agnello rounds up rattlesnakes in his neighbors' yards. He finds places in the dessert with enough food, water and shade and then releases the rattlers.

In Louisiana the Republican and Democratic primaries are closed, which means independents can't vote in them. With the number of registered independents in the state climbing in recent years, that means voter turnout on Saturday was suppressed.

From coast to coast, a total solar eclipse crossed the United States on Monday. Fourteen states were in the path of total darkness, while a partial eclipse was visible in other parts of the country.