Katrina barrels down on on the Crescent City prompting concerns of massive flooding.

Two military experts, one advocating withdrawal and the other advocating staying the course, discuss the future of American troops in Iraq.

While the worst of Katrina has missed New Orleans, the city is still in danger of flooding.

Storm updates from Karen Henderson, news director at NPR's WRKF in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

A California professor has created a hybrid car that get up to 250 miles to the gallon on just one tank of gas.

The price of crude oil futures briefly surged past $70 a barrel for the first time ever as the offshore oil and gas rigs and refineries based in the Gulf of Mexico were shut down due to the storm.