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A Senate banking committee claims U.S. banks are giving the green light to money laundering by failing toclosely monitor their relationships with overseas financial institutions. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

The White House has named Wisconsin Republican Scott Evertz director of its Office of National AIDS Policy. Evertz is openly gay and activists are praising the appointment, but still express caution about the Bush administration's commitment to fighting AIDS. NPR's Emily Harris has the story.

NPR's Emily Harris reports on complaints by oil producers that they need restrictions on energy exploration lifted from more public lands. They say more gas and oil should be produced in the U.S. and the lack of access to public lands is the chief obstacle.

NPR's Emily Harris reports on the Amtrak passenger train that jumped the tracks early this morning in a remote area of Iowa. Several cars were knocked on their sides, killing one person and injuring 90.

NPR's Emily Harris visits the Terror Museum in Budapest, Hungary. It is housed in a downtown building that was once a prison, run over the years by both fascists and communists. It is a popular attraction, but has also drawn political criticism.

Many Afghans fleeing the Soviet invasion of their country found a new home in the United States. Now Afghan-Americans are putting together a grass-roots group to provide a "brain trust" to help their war-torn homeland. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Amid the debates over welfare reform, many experts worried that in the push to find jobs for working mothers, their children might suffer. NPR's Emily Harris reports on new research that identifies elements of programs that actually produce benefits for children.

Higher natural gas prices may force some companies out of business. NPR's Emily Harris reports on how the new Bush administration might try to solve the problem.

NPR's Emily Harris reports on efforts in courthouses around the country to satisfy the public's need to know facts of lawsuits, and participants' need for privacy. One trend that has developed is to keep paper records open for inspection, but limit access to the same items online.

NPR's Emily Harris reports that the government is trying to eliminate holiday shipping problems with on-line retailers. Last year many customers who bought items on the Internet had to wait for their purchases well past the holidays.