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At least six people have been reported killed and more injured in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, where missile strikes were reported.

Jim von Rinteln, emergency management coordinator for Collier County, Fla., talks to Melissa Block about damage in the county, which experienced Hurricane Wilma as a strong Category 3 storm.

Circumstantial evidence is mounting that wild birds are carrying the H5N1 virus along major migratory pathways. The virus has been linked to ducks moving through Europe's Danube delta. Though no solid proof exists so far, concern is growing that these ducks could play a role in creating a flu pandemic.

Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal conspiracy, fraud and tax evasion charges. Wednesday, Abramoff will appear in a Miami court and is to enter a guilty plea there on separate charges of fraud and conspiracy.

Human Rights Watch has released a list of "ghost detainees" -- terror suspects believed to be held incommunicado by the CIA. The list comes to light as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice prepares for a visit to Europe to answer allegations about secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe.

Cities and towns along the Gulf Coast have seen more than their share of destruction from this month's hurricanes, but the land itself -- particularly the marshes of Louisiana -- has also suffered.

Country music legend Willie Nelson and jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis discover common ground and a mutual love of jazz standards and the blues on their album Two Men With The Blues. Here, the artists discuss their first-ever collaboration.

This year, voters in a record number of states will weigh in on ballot measures related to abortion, with some proposals advanced by abortion-rights supporters and others advanced by opponents.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield told NPR's Michel Martin that Russia should be held to a higher standard as a permanent member of the Security Council, and vowed to hold the country accountable.

The CDC says it will end the pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 on May 23. But some lawmakers are concerned that lifting those restrictions could lead to a record influx of migrants.