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The large wooden horns which are traditional in the Alps can be more than 10 feet in length. Over the weekend, professionals serenaded the German city of Dresden from the top of an apartment building.

Thirty percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions can be traced back to buildings and the indoor environments in which we live and work - that's more than…

announcement yesterday that a French manufacturer -- and French aviation authorities -- should bear the blame for a deadly airplane crash in Indiana in 1994. According to the NTSB, the ATR Corporation failed to warn pilots that one of its planes was vulnerable to ice formation on its wings. Just such a build-up of ice caused the crash of American Eagle flight 4184, killing 68 people.

NPR's David Welna reports on the recent firings of more than seven hundred officers of Mexico's federal police force. Some applaud the move as a sign that the government is serious about cleaning up Mexico's notorious law enforcement agencies. But critics say the way the purge was carried out undermines any real reform effort. The government failed to build criminal cases against most of the officers before they were fired, so many of them may end up back on the force.

Momentum builds in Europe for more weapons inspections in Iraq rather than war. China chimes in, supporting a proposal by France, Germany and Russia to give U.N. inspectors the tools to disarm Iraq. And on Capitol Hill, State and Defense Department officials are criticized for alienating U.S. allies. Hear reports from NPR's Nick Spicer and NPR's Michele Kelemen.

New York City's most famous evicted red-tailed hawks, Pale Male and Lola, have gotten their nest back -- or at least a new steel-cradle structure and the spikes to anchor it. Now they can return to their home atop a Fifth Avenue co-op building. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

Nonessential government offices and buildings, the post office and banks will be closed Monday, but most major retailers will stay open.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with John Gorenfeld, a freelance writer for Salon.com and writer of the blog "Where in Washington, D.C., Is Sun Myung Moon?," about a peculiar ceremony held at the Dirksen Senate Office Building this past March. In the course of the event, Moon declared himself the Messiah. Most congressmen who attended the event are now distancing themselves from Moon and his claims.

While many other U.S. communities struggle with job losses and a sputtering economy, Fargo, N.D., has quietly flourished. Over the last few years, Fargo has consistently posted one of the nation's lowest unemployment rates, as it builds a reputation for high-tech jobs -- and cosmopolitan hipness. NPR's Greg Allen reports.

A developer and a horse breeder wanted to build a racetrack and offer sports betting in the small town, which is about 20 miles west of Worcester, Massachusetts.