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As Hurricane Jeanne carves a northwest path across central Florida, Orlando is hit hard for the third time this season. One million are without electricity and powerful winds have pulled roofs off of scores of buildings. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and NPR's Ari Shapiro.

The top U.S. arms inspector contradicts the Bush administration's pre-war claims that Iraq had WMDs. After a 16-month investigation, Charles Duelfer concluded Saddam Hussein did not have the weapons but aspired to build them.

As violence continues to roil Iraq, many question whether planned January elections are even feasible. Some analysts say the U.S. and allied leaders have gradually compromised their commitment to building a secular democracy in Iraq in favor of better security. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ammar Samo, a volunteer with White Helmets, which has been pulling victims out buildings destroyed by the war, about rescue efforts in northwestern Syria after the quake.

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi lodged insults at President Bush during the build-up to the midterm elections. Now Bush has hosted Pelosi at a White House lunch meeting, and the two made public statements about working together amicably.

The "Jena Six" are still in the national spotlight, but it took several months for the racially charged story to get picked up by the mainstream media. The story simmered on blogs and social networking sites for months, gradually building an online life of its own.

A few weeks ago, Britain was furious with the U.S. over the Afghanistan pullout. In his Tuesday White House visit, Johnson hopes to build momentum ahead of November's U.N. climate summit in Glasgow.

Recycled blue jeans, solar panels and smart phones all helped make homes more energy efficient in this year's Solar Decathlon. Twenty teams are in the nation's capital, vying for the top prize in architecture, engineering and other fields. Winners will be announced later this week.

Historic buildings in the Islamic world are often covered with breathtakingly intricate geometric designs. Both artists and mathematicians have long puzzled over them, wondering how the patterns were created. A new study suggests the artisans worked from templates that drew upon advanced math principles.

As Connecticut’s housing crisis worsens, state lawmakers are reviewing a housing rent cap bill proposed by Gov. Ned Lamont. It would prevent landlords from raising rent more than 5% for the first year.