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There are reports of heavy gunfire in Daraa, the southern Syrian city that has become a symbol of the uprisings against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Residents there say the Syrian army stormed a mosque that was a rallying point for anti-regime demonstrators. Kelly McEvers, who is following the story from Beirut, discusses the latest developments with host Guy Raz.

The fermented honey wine you read about in Chaucer and Beowulf is no longer stuck in the Dark Ages. Business is booming at meaderies around the country as Americans embrace eating — and drinking — locally.

Bangladesh isn't waiting for climate change to cause rising waters; they're already dealing with it.

The White House Correspondents Association dinner has traditionally been a show where the Washington establishment pokes fun at itself. Last night, Obama served GOP presidential contender Donald Trump.

As communities across the country's midsection respond to potentially historic flooding, federal emergency officials say they could take some cues from Nashville. The city endured record-breaking rainfall and devastating floods one year ago, and FEMA continues to point to the local response as a model. From member station WPLN, Blake Farmer reports.

Pope John Paul II moved closer to sainthood Sunday in a solemn ceremony at the Vatican celebrated by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI. As many as a million people came to Rome to take part in the event, the biggest since John Paul's funeral six years ago. Host Liane Hansen talks to NPR's Sylvia Poggioli in Rome about the beatification and the controversy surrounding it.

Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Obama said Sunday. Read the full transcript of Obama's announcement of bin Laden's death.

The announcement that Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces sparked large celebrations in New York and Washington, the epicenters of the Sept. 11 attacks.

President Obama announced at the White House Sunday night that terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden had been killed in a U.S.-led operation. The announcement comes just months before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Congressional leaders are reacting to the news that U.S. forces killed Osama Bin Laden in a military operation in Pakistan.