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At least six people have died in Wednesday's collapse of a commercial building in Philadelphia. More than a dozen victims have been rescued from the rubble.

In an economy that's tanking, the office has become an increasingly barren wasteland. But you can still make the best of your work environment by turning off the fluorescent overheads, plugging in some headphones and checking out these segues into a world of jazz adventure.

Activism and innovation among Greeks started long before that country's debt crisis. In 2002, an Athens community fed up by slow and expensive service set…

The U.S. and Polish governments have decided to fast-track a missile defense program. The tensions between Georgia and Russia sped the talks that brought about the move. We examine reactions by Russian and European leaders.

Iraq's interim leader works to persuade Iraqi expatriates to participate in January's parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Ayad Allawi also met with some Iraqi tribal leaders in the Jordanian capital, hoping to win their support for efforts to end the insurgency. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

The White House steps up efforts to help create a centralized repository for medical records. Proponents say a more uniform record-management system would benefit both patients and doctors -- as can be seen in a visit to two Atlanta hospitals. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

In 2011, author Dan Szczesny and his wife unexpectedly became caretakers to two nine-year-olds. One of them, a girl named Janelle, joins Dan on a quest to…

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Senate GOP leader Trent Lott apologizes for his remark -- made last week at Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday -- that hinted Lott approved of Thurmond's segregationist platform during the veteran lawmaker's 1948 presidential campaign. But members of the Congressional Black Caucus urge the senator to step down as Republican leader in the Senate. NPR's David Welna reports.

Lego — the world's most valuable toy company — has created a multimedia empire that runs on fans not only using Lego to build things, but as the basis for creating entirely new projects.