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The evacuation of the Superdome is temporarily suspended when shots are fired at a military helicopter. Meanwhile, the first buses carrying hurricane refugees from New Orleans have arrived at the Houston Astrodome.

Gen. Michael Hayden headed the National Security Agency when now-contested domestic surveillance procedures were put into play. Monday, he defended the choices made by the NSA and the Bush administration.

The Islamist Hamas group is gaining ground against the ruling Fatah movement ahead of Palestinian elections Wednesday. Hamas' popularity has grown in part due to the increasingly prominent role of its female candidates, who are reaching out to conservative Palestinian women.

An infamous case of wrongful conviction — which took the efforts of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to resolve — is the subject of the new novel from Julian Barnes. Arthur and George vividly details how the lives of two utter strangers intersected in what was known as "the Great Wyrley Outrages."

Thelma Schoonmaker has edited every one of director Martin Scorsese's movies, from Raging Bull to The Aviator. She talks about how film editing has changed over the past 30 years and how she got her first big break editing Scorsese's student film at NYU. This interview originally aired on May 31, 2005.

One year ago, a huge earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, triggering the tsunami that left an estimated 220,000 people dead across South Asia. Philip Reeves went back to Sri Lanka and reports on the long-term effects of the tragedy on children who survived.

WNBA star Brittney Griner remains imprisoned in Russia; the latest news in the NBA and NHL playoffs; and a surprise decision to rest the Kentucky Derby winner from the Preakness Stakes.

Wonder Bread has fallen on hard times. Last year, the company filed for bankruptcy protection. This year, it closed eight bakeries across the country. Next month, you won't be able to buy Wonder Bread in Washington and Oregon. Phyllis Fletcher of member station KUOW reports.

While reporting on the torture scandal at the U.S.-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, Jackie Spinner was nearly kidnapped. Shaken by the experience, the Washington Post journalist returned to work, spending a total of nine months in Iraq.

West Virginia's state legislature has quickly passed a bill aimed at giving miners a better chance of surviving accidents. Gov. Joe Manchin submitted the bill, which calls for faster notification when an accident occurs and additional oxygen supply underground