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There are power outages and school closures, as well as flight and transit delays. But the system will provide some relief to farmers affected by a three-year drought.

New Orleans' Ninth Ward has been stricken by bad luck, poverty and most recently, five weeks of dangerous flooding. Despite its devastation, for many, it's not a target for demolition, it's home.

Oscar-winning singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler, who started out as a medical doctor in Uruguay, tells Jennifer Ludden about his rich cultural background, his eclectic muscial mix and the U.S. debut of his latest CD, Eco.

The deluge of songs immortalizing the wrath of Hurricane Katrina continues with the release of a collaboration between Elvis Costello and legendary New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint. The delivery is mostly coy and cool, the groove a classic example of Toussaint understatement.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

An American architect has designed a glass and marble museum that will house the 2,000-year-old Ara Pacis, Rome's "Altar of Peace." It will be the first structure added to the Eternal City's ancient historic center in seven decades.

Lee Fields is a bona fide soul singer. He's been performing and recording since the '70s, and he's been amazingly prolific, releasing 15 full-length records on different labels. His latest, My World, came out in June.

Fifty years ago today, the U.S. Senate passed the Alaska statehood bill. Co-host Renee Montagne takes a look back at history.

In 1932, World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C., to demand payment of a bonus. The violence that ensued helped Franklin Roosevelt become president. Paul Dickson is co-author of a book revisiting an overlooked event in U.S. history: the Bonus Army.

All of the other known Gorgosaurus skeletons are in museum collections, making this one the only specimen available for private ownership, Sotheby's said.