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Three of the "lost boys of Sudan" write about their harrowing experiences fleeing Sudan for a new life in the United States in They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky.

A big grant is going toward expanding trails in central Arkansas, which will connect major cities for runners, walkers and cyclists.

Flooding along the Arkansas River is in the forecast for the River Valley following a stormy weekend that produced five EF-1 tornados. Plus, the…

Charolotte Tidwell, a native of Fort Smith, is devoting her golden years to making sure low-income elders have plenty to eat. She’s getting tons of help…

From Fort Smith to Little Rock, the Arkansas River has already crested from last week's showers. But other areas are still feeling effects of the…

As a chemical spill in the Songhua River heads toward Russia's Far East, the nearly 4 million people of Harbin, China, do without running water for a fourth day. The BBC's Louisa Lim tells Scott Simon that Chinese newspapers are criticizing the central government's slow response to the disaster.

Four adults died on a water ride at Dreamworld amusement park in Queensland state. The attraction — "Thunder River Rapids" — was reportedly a fairly mild ride.

Playlist: Bob Dylan "Things Have Changed" The Wonderboy CD single — Bonnie Raitt "Two Lights in the Nighttime" Souls Alike — Taj Mahal "Corrina Corrina" Best Of Taj Mahal — Special Live on World Cafe: Dar Williams "Two Sides of the River" My Better Self

With each beautiful and jarring chord change, Paul Simon and unlikely collaborator Brian Eno evoke raging rivers metaphorical and literal. It's easy to imagine this song — one of his best — carrying on for hours, an index of torments natural and manmade.

The singer and guitarist found fame with a band that exemplified the psychedelic '60s: Jefferson Airplane. Years after living the life of a rock star, Kaukonen is returning to his roots — blues and folk music — on his new album, River of Time.