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As people get more of their entertainment from the Internet, the amount of data flowing in and out of the house is going to grow. Telecommunications companies and communities are looking for ways to make "broadband" even broader -- and more affordable.

Conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza's new film "2,000 Mules" alleges massive voter fraud in the 2020 election, but NPR has found the filmmakers made multiple misleading and false claims.

The first recorded sighting of a river otter in the Detroit River in more than 100 years is an indicator that the environment is improving.

Researchers have confirmed that cooking meat too long over a dry, intense heat creates small amounts of cancer-causing chemicals. Unfortunately, that's just the sort of flavor-enhancing fire you get on a backyard barbecue. What's a summer chef to do?

Staff Sgt. Dwayne Lewis of New York was hit by insurgent gunfire and killed last month while on patrol with is Army unit. Lewis moved to New York from Granada when he was nine. His family says he was ready to risk his life for his adopted country. Kathleen Horan of member station WNYC reports.

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is Carr Osborn from Las Vegas. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station KNPR in Las Vegas.

On the third anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, President Bush speaks in Ohio about the progress of the conflict and the challenges ahead. He says Americans need to look beyond the violence in Iraq for signs of progress.

Israel decides not to expand its 17-day-old offensive in Lebanon, one day after its soldiers suffered their bloodiest day in the battle against Hezbollah. Nine soldiers were killed Wednesday, and almost two dozen wounded, in two Lebanese towns near Israel's northern border.

The latest NPR poll took the pulse of likely voters in the 50 most competitive House districts across the country. Forty of those seats are currently held by Republicans. The results suggest that the GOP's grasp on the majority may be fragile.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins European and Mideast leaders to talk about the conflict in Lebanon at a conference in Rome. Proposals to end the fighting have focused on deploying an international military force to keep the peace between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.