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After reports of the disposal of hazardous ash waste, the Town of Brookhaven will try to end its part in a whistleblower lawsuit against a company that burns much of Long Island’s household trash into ash.

The Mississippi senator, who turns 76 Saturday, ended speculation that he would retire and instead set up the prospect of another bruising GOP primary in 2014.

While the recent bus shootings are an extreme example, many of Israel's Orthodox Jews are fervently against the government's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. Some say they might cut off ties with the state.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with former Assistant Secretary of State Princeton Lyman about a letter he and 25 other former diplomats and military commanders have signed, calling for the defeat of George W. Bush in the November 2004 presidential election. In the letter, the group says Bush has so harmed international relations that only a new leader can repair them.

Merrill Lynch CEO Stanley O'Neal appears to be on his way out days after the company reported a loss of more than $8 billion. The company has not confirmed reports that O'Neal is negotiating the terms of his departure.

Human embryonic stem-cell research could revolutionize medicine, but controversy surrounds the work and support varies among governments. President Bush has grudgingly approved limited study in the United States. By contrast, Prime Minister Tony Blair has vowed that Great Britain will become the leader in the field. In a three-part series, NPR's Joe Palca takes a looks at Britain's approach to stem-cell research.

Republicans digest a Friday apology from Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) over remarks that seemed to endorse America's segregated past. Lott has declined to step down from his post as Senate Republican leader. Republicans must decide if he can remain effective. Hear from NPR's Jacki Lyden and NPR's Juan Williams.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has been asked to recuse himself from deciding whether the state should appeal a federal court ruling. That…

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) attacked a New York state bill that’s been stalled for the last six years as a “shocking” and “a direct assault on our…

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., says he wants to help a West Hartford family get money from the Iranian government.In 2000, a U.S. judge awarded…