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Searchers are still looking for victims of a tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Java on Monday, killing more than 300 people. There was no warning, despite efforts across the region to establish a tsunami warning system. John Ydstie speaks to Nate Cooper of the American Red Cross.

President Bush summons White House reporters to the Rose Garden to hear his views on a dozen issues, including the violence in Iraq, charges of abuse at Guantanamo Bay, his campaign for new federal judges and a new approach to Social Security.

Londoners celebrate the news that their city will host the 2012 Olympic Games. Early Wednesday, Olympics organizers announced their choice of London over Paris, Madrid, New York and Moscow. Hear Michele Norris and Alan Hamilton of The Times of London.

Even before Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans' public schools faced teacher shortages, crumbling schools and deficient supplies. Steve Inskeep speaks with Bill Roberti, chief turnaround officer at the crisis management firm Alvarez & Marsal. Roberti was handling the problems in the Louisiana schools before the hurricane struck.

With natural gas prices soaring, the Bush administration is encouraging all Americans to conserve. The Department of Energy is working with private sector groups to promote energy efficiency. At the same time, it's also cutting funds for research on energy efficiency.

Michele Norris talks with Imam Hassan Qazwini, the spiritual leader of the Islamic Center of America, about the new mosque in Dearborne, Mich. The mosque, which opens Thursday evening, is the largest in the United States.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Lucy Delap, historian at Cambridge University, about the 100th anniversary of the suffragette movement in Britain.

The announcement comes amid growing concern by the U.S. and its allies about China's growing military assertiveness and Washington's concern of Russia using the weapons in Ukraine.

The Republican congressman is stepping down after he was found guilty this week on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal campaign contribution from a foreign billionaire.

California has one of the country's most successful programs to subsidize residential rooftop solar. But utilities say it doesn't leave them enough money to make the grid resilient to climate change.