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The federal government has begun tallying the damage climate change could do to the economy and its budget. This comes as scientists warn time is running out to avoid catastrophic global warming.

One in 3 Ukrainians are now food insecure, and the war could bring a food crisis all over the world. One thing that can help? Planting backyard gardens.

Organizers say proceeds from the auction will be donated to PEN, which advocates for free expression around the world.

As Russia's war in Ukraine has dragged on, the price of wheat has skyrocketed. U.S. farmers are looking to capitalize on the crop, but drought and inflation are complicating the possibility.

After more than two months of isolation to avoid the Omicron surge, the 25 million people who live in Shanghai are out of lockdown.

Jazz Night profiles bassist, composer, producer, arranger and 2022 NEA Jazz Master Stanley Clarke. Hear stories from his collaborators and travel through sonic landmarks in Clarke's storied career.

One law professor has a theory about the Justice Department's slow response — and it all goes back to a case involving "heavy knitted underwear" from the 1940s.

In a move to get ads past e-mail filters, spammers take a page out of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's book.

William McCants, a fellow at West Point, talks with Steve Inskeep about the strengths and weaknesses of the jihadi movement. McCants recently translated The Management of Savagery, a jihadi guide written by al-Qaida operative Abu Bakr Naji. The text maps out U.S. weaknesses, as well as outlining jihadi ideology, goals, and internal struggles.

President Biden is on his first trip to Asia since taking office. In South Korea and Japan, he'll try to coordinate more closely with them on priorities including strategic competition with China.

President Biden met his South Korean counterpart at the start of a tour of Asia. The two leaders discussed taking a tougher line with North Korea and increased economic competition and security.

A group called the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has grabbed four oil workers and also attacked pipelines and platforms of Royal Dutch Shell. Shell is the biggest producer in the swamplands of the Niger River Delta. Financial Times reporter Dino Mahtani discusses developments with Steve Inskeep.

Humanitarian groups are finding cheaper ways -- namely, filtering systems -- to clean up contaminated drinking water in developing nations. That could greatly reduce diseases caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites among the billion people worldwide who drink unsafe water.

The latest Steven Soderbergh movie, Bubble, opens Friday. It will be released simultaneously in theaters and on pay TV. Next week it will be released on DVD. Some say that kind of release is the way of the future, but theater owners are objecting.

Russia will take over the chairmanship of the Group of Eight industrial nations at a time when there are growing concerns about President Putin's commitment to democracy. Fred Bergsten, director of the Institute for International Economics offers his insights.

Jazz singer Nina Simone, once dubbed the "High Priestess of Soul," died two years ago. Now the RCA record label has released an anthology of her music, called The Soul of Nina Simone. Musician and writer David Was has a review.

Slate contributor Seth Stevenson reviews a new series of commercials from General Electric. The company's "eco-imagination" campaign takes off with a spot featuring sexy supermodels working in a coal mine.

The president of China arrives in the United States and drops in on the richest man in the world, Bill Gates. The Microsoft magnate hosted a reception for Hu Jintao at his mansion in the Seattle area. Hu will move on to meetings with President Bush in Washington, D.C.

President Bush meets with Chinese president Hu Jintao to discuss trade and currency issues. He also attends services at one of China's few state-sanctioned Christian churches, and presses the premier to expand religious, political and social freedoms.

When most people are headed to the beach, radio producer Scott Carrier heads for the ski slopes near his home in Utah. Carrier explains that the combination of freezing and thawing in the late spring gives the mountain snow pack a special quality that makes for a unique skiing experience.