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Linda talks to Andrew Kohut, Director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, about what the public opinion polls are showing about the Florida ballot recounts. The latest poll by the Pew Research Center show that voters siding with George W. Bush, even though they doubt the accuracy of the vote count. Most voters also are against a new election in Palm Beach County, Florida, regardless of the confusing ballots there.

For the past week, NPR's Eric Westervelt has reported on the Florida recount from the parking lot of the Palm Beach County Emergency Operations Center. The next president of the United State may be determined by what the election canvassing board decides inside the Center. Outside, all kinds of people have wandered by for a look, and Westervelt files an audio notebook on some of the more colorful characters that he's met.

President Bush endorses two key proposals of the 9-11 Commission: Creation of a national intelligence czar and a counter-terrorism center. The news comes as three regions of the country face an elevated terror threat, believed to be aimed at financial centers. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

For the first time since the Vietnam War, the U.S. electorate is more concerned about foreign affairs and national security than the economy. That's the conclusion of polling data released this week by the Pew Center for the People and the Press. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Andrew Kohut, Director of the Pew Center.

President Bush has strengthened his pre-election advantage over Sen. John Kerry, according to a poll from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. The survey of registered voters shows the president leading Sen. Kerry 48 to 40. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and Andrew Kohut of the Pew Center.

There was confusion about whether the satirist would be getting the Kennedy Center's top humor award after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called it "fake news." Now it's confirmed.

Sleater-Kinney's longtime drummer is leaving the band — but not before they release one last album together. It marks the end of an era for the indie rock power trio.

Thailand, China and Myanmar have coordinated efforts over the past month to shut down the scam centers that bilked victims around the world out of billions of dollars.

The Utah Data Center, 26 miles south of Salt Lake City, will begin operations in September. Though the NSA director has said it won't hold data on U.S. citizens, privacy advocates worry about the agency's expanding capabilities.

With the number of new infections reaching a record high, there's no time to wait for international aid to build perfect Ebola treatment centers. So village leaders are making do with what they have.