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A new report says more Americans are leaving for work between 5 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. and are commuting for longer periods of time. Commuters talk about more time spent on the road, as we continue our series: America at 300 million.

Chevron and two other oil companies announce that they have successfully tested a new oil well deep in the Gulf of Mexico. An exploratory oil rig, drilling to a record-setting depth and pressure, flowed at a rate of 6,000 barrels of crude oil per day, and the find has the potential to be a significant new energy source.

A gas station in Rancho Cordova was charging only 69 cents a gallon. The price was supposed to be $6.99. The mistake cost the station $16,000 and the manager his job.

Jacob Chandler successfully arranged letters "A" through "Z" in 2 minutes and 8.6 seconds. Chandler says he was inspired to take on the challenge to show his son that anything is possible.

Officials in Miami Beach want Mr. Clucky gone. The famous rooster rides on his owner's bike and has become a favorite photo subject for tourists. But it's his 6 a.m. crowing that's got him in trouble. Mr. Clucky's owner is facing a $50 fine and an order to get rid of Mr. Clucky.

In recent months, the U.S. government provided $17 billion to the country's ailing automobile industry, and $700 billion to bailed-out banks and insurance companies. Congress passed a $789 billion economic stimulus plan, and they're debating a $3.6 trillion budget.

Tropical Storm Frances makes its second landfall in Florida, churning into the state's panhandle with an expected 10 inches of rain and 65 miles-an-hour wind. Over the weekend, the storm plowed into Florida's Atlantic coast as a category two hurricane. More than 6 million people lost electricity as powerful winds and rain knocked down trees and damaged homes and boats. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.

Marine Lance Cpl. Walter O'Haire was supposed to turn 21 this week. But family and friends spent his birthday attending a funeral for the fallen Marine in Rockland, Mass. O'Haire was killed in combat in Anbar province, after only 6 weeks in Iraq. Bianca Vazquez Toness from member station WBUR in Boston reports.

Every year, the week of the Oscars, Brad Oltmanns and Rick Rosas, partners at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and about 12 counters go to an undisclosed location in Southern California and hand count all 6,000 ballots. It takes the team about three days to determine the Academy Award winners.

A decade ago, Washington, D.C. had one of the highest rates of teen pregnancies. The rate has dropped from 1 in 6 teenage girls pregnant in 1996, to 1 in 16 today. Brenda Rhodes Miller, executive director of the D.C. Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, talks about progress that has been made, and work still left to be done.