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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.

From compost to mulch, fall leaves can be used to improve the health and ecological diversity of lawns. The National Audubon Society's Melissa Hopkins, who calls the leaves "free vitamins," has some tips on how to make the most of them.

More than a million pilgrims have visited Moscow's main cathedral to see the remains of Saint Nicholas, a bishop from Asia Minor who's said to be the inspiration behind the story of Santa Claus.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired Brazil's army chief on Saturday. Lula has said that some in the military allowed the Jan. 8 uprising in the capital by far-right protesters.