WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Radio Boston Blog Boston Weather Climate Connections BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a News Tip RSS Feeds Podcasts  Top Stories U.N. to Resume Aid Shipments to Myanmar Fri, 09 May 2008 09:51:00 -0400 The U.N. said it is halting further aid flights to cyclone-stricken Myanmar, after the country's military leadership seized supplies destined for the estimated 1.5 million people affected by the storm. "The food aid and equipment that we managed to get in has been confiscated," WFP spokesman Paul Risley said. Real | Windows Country Crooner Eddy Arnold Dies Fri, 09 May 2008 12:22:00 -0400 Host Renee Montagne has a remembrance of singer Eddy Arnold. He died Thursday, days short of his 90th birthday. One of his most famous songs is Make the World Go Away. Real | Windows House Approves Homeowner-Rescue Legislation Fri, 09 May 2008 11:03:00 -0400 The U.S. House passed a huge homeowner rescue package Thursday to provide cheaper, government-backed mortgages to a half-million debt-ridden borrowers. Real | Windows Cyber Attacks in China Target Activists, Journalists Fri, 09 May 2008 10:27:00 -0400 While protests related to Tibet and the Olympics have fizzled out on the streets, conflict continues in cyberspace. Recently, Tibetan advocacy groups and China-based foreign journalists have been hit by a wave of sophisticated computer attacks that steal data, cripple Web sites and even monitor what computer users type on their computers. Real | Windows New Violence in Lebanon Resembles Civil War Days Fri, 09 May 2008 09:41:00 -0400 Lebanon hoped to never again find itself in the grip of a civil war after a 15-year civil war there ended in 1990. Today, it is staring at that very possibility. Fighting on the streets in Beirut, the capital, is the worst since the end of the war. Hezbollah gunmen are now in control of most of the Muslim part of the city. Real | Windows Utah, Ariz. Prosecutors Vow Not to Raid Polygamists Fri, 09 May 2008 08:57:00 -0400 The attorneys general of Utah and Arizona say they won't do what Texas did. They won't raid polygamist groups in their states, even though the polygamists targeted in Texas last month are based on the Utah-Arizona border. The officials spoke at a town meeting on polygamy Thursday night in Utah. Real | Windows China's Underground Submarine Base Scrutinized Fri, 09 May 2008 08:08:00 -0400 An underground nuclear submarine base on China's Hainan Island is drawing scrutiny from the United States and India. According to satellite imagery on the Web sites of Jane's Intelligence Review and the Federation of American Scientists, the base has a sea entrance wide enough to allow submarines to enter the underground facilities. The photograph reveals what appears to be a ballistic missile submarine moored to one of the piers outside. Real | Windows France Plans Lucrative Champagne Expansion Fri, 09 May 2008 07:43:00 -0400 A century-old law restricted champagne production to 370 villages in northeastern France, but with demand now outstripping supply, the official body that determines wine laws is admitting 40 more communities — a lucrative move for those joining the exclusive club of champagne producers. Real | Windows Parents Reject Venezuelan President's Curriculum Fri, 09 May 2008 07:39:00 -0400 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is on a crusade to develop young people loyal to his leftist ideas by reforming the educational system. The government wants to install a new curriculum that celebrates socialism. But the plan has generated a formidable opposition made up of irate parents. Real | Windows Water-Cooled Supercomputer Set to Study Climate Fri, 09 May 2008 07:37:00 -0400 IBM has designed a supercomputer that is water-cooled. It's the first one in the United States, and it is destined for scientists working on models of how climate is likely to change regional weather patterns — one of the most demanding problems in the climate science world. Real | Windows Myanmar Officials Reject Calls to Let In Aid Workers Fri, 09 May 2008 07:23:00 -0400 Myanmar officials said it will accept foreign aid but not foreign aid workers. The statement follows pressure from the United Nations to speed up the issuing of visas for foreign relief experts. Real | Windows Late-Night Hosts Poised to Play Musical Chairs Fri, 09 May 2008 00:51:00 -0400 When Conan O'Brien takes over as The Tonight Showhost in June 2009, comic Jimmy Fallon is expected to replace him on Late Night. But where will outgoing host Jay Leno go? And how does it all affect Jimmy Kimmel? Real | Windows