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Recovery efforts in Dujiangyan, China are also focused on hydropower dams around the ancient city. The epicenter of last week's massive earthquake was near the huge Zipingpu dam, cracking its walls. Officials say Zipingpu is structurally safe and are releasing water to decrease pressure. Scientists warn that if the dam fails, the destruction would be even greater than the quake. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with NPR's Melissa Block.

Democrats in Congress are pushing this week for a bailout of Detroit's Big Three automakers, but there are signs they may not have enough votes. Some Americans blame the companies for their own problems. Others warn that a bankruptcy would only deepen the current recession.

The IRS has been underfunded for decades. The lack of money makes things harder for regular taxpayers. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Vanessa Williamson of the Brookings institution.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin about the fate of those people captured by Hamas, when militants attacked Israel.

As Israel's military begins to concentrate its siege in southern Gaza, a United Nations agency warns that the people there could soon begin dying from diseases as well as Israel's bombardment.

Much like its neighbors, Algeria faces high unemployment, corruption and poverty. However, a bloody and brutal civil war during the 1990s has left Algerians hesitant to take to the streets and call for change. They say they're tired of upheaval and violence.

Consumer prices in August were up 2.5% from a year ago — the smallest annual increase since February 2021. Falling inflation clears the way for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates next week — likely by a quarter percentage point.

The U.N. relief agency for Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip said its employees were among 18 people killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school. Israel said the school was being used by Hamas.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with UCLA political scientist Lynn Vavreck about the small but significant swath of the electorate both campaigns are trying to reach: voters who are truly undecided.

More than six million people have been displaced, and medical services have been wiped out in many areas. Thousands have died.