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An Alabama man makes his living handling creatures that most people loathe. Ken Darnell is a snake milker. He extracts venom from snakes, freeze-dries it into a powder and sells it to research labS for use in medication. And he loves his job.

Akio Toyoda said the automaker was still deciding what to do to fix braking problems in the popular Prius.

Who doesn't love otters? Their little ears, googly eyes and built-in smiles are just a few of the charms of these increasingly rare creatures. But a wild animal is still a wild animal, no matter how cute it might be.

When word got out that insurance powerhouse AIG was going ahead with massive bonuses to some executives, despite the company's acceptance of federal bailout money, the reaction from the White House and Congress was immediate: outrage.

British hospitals work to treat hundreds of Londoners wounded in Thursday's attacks. But families of those caught in the bombings are struggling to locate loved ones. A police line has received more than 100,000 calls seeking information about casualties.

In Denver, no snow has yet fallen this season — smashing the city's previous record of Nov. 21 for the latest ever recorded first snowfall.

These days, a New Year's Eve celebration doesn't feel complete without one thing: a countdown. But that ritual to ring in the new year isn't as old as you might think.

NPR's Scott Simon asks John Remus of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about flooding in the Midwest and managing the Missouri River's flow.

Aftershocks and torrential rains make the search for survivors even more difficult in the aftermath of a major earthquake in a densely populated area of Indonesia. More than 4,300 people are known to be dead.

In a cartoon series, NPR's Robert Krulwich explains how the behavior of this very social atom leads to global warming. In the latest installment, a look at the carbon atom's special talent: It's seriously good at hooking up with other atoms.