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City Councilman Kevin Faulconer will fill the seat vacated by disgraced former Mayor Bob Filner, a Democrat. Filner left office after less than a year following sexual harassment allegations from more than a dozen women.

The lives and livelihood of millions are in its path. Cyclone Phailin currently has winds of around 160 mph, equal to a category 5 hurricane.

Morning Edition listeners give their suggestions for food and drink to enjoy during summer to beat the heat. A suggestion submitted by a great number of people was frozen grapes.

As the Missouri River continues to grow due to releases of water from reservoirs in the Dakotas, Omaha, Nebraska's metropolitan airport is scrambling to protect its property from flood water. Sandbagging and continuous monitoring of the levee system are underway to protect Eppley Airfield. But will it be enough to keep the Missouri River — which is expected to rise another two feet in Omaha and remain flooded through August — away from the airport?

India's nuptials almost put the Royal Wedding to shame. With a multibillion dollar wedding market, ceremonial extravagances like movie star guests and gold-filled goodie bags are becoming the norm. Host Michel Martin speaks with Ashish Abrol, founder of BigIndianWedding.com, about why Indian weddings are over the top and what the economic ramifications may be.

McDonald's is tops with young fast-food-loving men, according to a social media survey. Of the men who said they are overweight, 21 percent said they ate at fast-food chains more than seven times in the last three months.

A senior Libyan official said progress has been made in talks with rebels on ending more than four months of fighting. But a top rebel leader has denied that any negotiations are taking place.

News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch is due to be questioned by members of Parliament. Here's how to see it.

The firms argue the new regulations, which take effect in September 2012 and require cigarette makers to print graphic images on their packages, violate the First Amendment.

The State Department has created an online "embassy" for Iran to give Iranian civilians information about the U.S. The feature also has links to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, all in Farsi.