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As millions of gallons of floodwater are pumped out of New Orleans and into Lake Pontchartrain, state and federal officials grapple with questions about what contaminants are in the water and how they'll affect people and the environment.

Thousands of people are believed to died in Pakistan after a 7.6 earthquake hit the country Saturday. The quake also killed hundreds in neighboring India. Steve Inskeep talks to Alex Perry, Time magazine bureau chief in Kashmir, about rescue and recovery efforts.

Erika Solomon of NPR's Next Generation Radio project reports on a troupe of "ghost hunters" seeking out a spirit that is allegedly haunting an old coffee factory in Kansas City, Mo.

Western nations rush to evacuate thousands of citizens from Lebanon as Hezbollah militants and Israel continue to pound each other for a sixth day. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he will not stop a military barrage against Hezbollah until the militia group returns two kidnapped Israeli soldiers.

FEMA releases new federal advisories and recommendations about which areas of New Orleans are vulnerable to flooding in the future. The advisories will require that many houses be raised several feet to qualify for insurance. Residents plan to use the guide to decide whether to rebuild or relocate.

Demonstrations against the Israeli military campaign in Lebanon have been growing on the streets of Arab capitals. Pro-American Arab leaders are recalibrating their positions. U.S. hopes of keeping them on board for a wider Middle East initiative may be eroding.

Israeli troops seek to evacuate two isolated settlements in the northern West Bank. Police stormed a citadel and synagogues in the Sanur and Homesh enclaves that had been fortified by protesters. Most of the settlers left days earlier, and the protesters are primarily from other West Bank settlements.

President Bush signed a sweeping energy bill into law Monday, and proponents say it should make the nation's electrical grid more reliable. But opponents contend the measure will make it easier for utility companies to play accounting games.

Enrollment in two-year colleges has dropped nationwide by about 750,000 students. But degree programs in construction trades are booming.

World leaders expressed outrage over reports of dead Ukrainian civilians — many of whom appear to have been executed — strewn about in Bucha, a city northwest of Kyiv.