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Dental Program Targets 25,000 Kids

FRANKFORT – About 25,000 Kentucky children in Appalachia will receive preventive oral health services through a new pilot program called Smiling Schools,…

Supporters of the Mujahedeen-e Khalq, an Iranian exile group, demonstrate in front of the U.S. Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands, on Aug. 4, 2009. The U.S. State Department is reviewing the group's status on the Foreign Terrorist Organization list.

Iranian Exile Group Lobbies To Get Off Terrorist List

Supporters of the Mujahedeen-e Khalq see it as a potentially useful group in countering Iran. Others see it as a dangerous cult, saying support for the MEK could undercut peaceful democracy activists in Iran.

In the East, they'll sell you the Brooklyn Bridge. In the West, it's the Golden Gate.

After Quake, A New Round Of Coastal Rivalry Erupts

The dueling tweets about this week's East Coast earthquake resurrected a great American debate: Which is the "Coast with the Most"? Hurricanes versus mudslides. High culture versus hippie. Are there really sociocultural differences between the two seaboards?

Anthony Makk (right) and husband Bradford Wells at their San Francisco home on Aug. 8. Though legally married in 2004, Makk faces deportation back to his native Australia.

New Deportation Rules Give Boost To Gay Rights

The government says it will now prioritize deportations, giving lower priority to those with families in the U.S. The Obama administration has included same-sex couples in its definition of family. But immigration control groups are blasting the new policy.

Two polar bears spar on the shoreline of the Hudson Bay in November 2007.

'Polarbeargate' Scientist To Head Back To Work

The polar bear scientist who has spent more than a month suspended from his government job has now been told that he should report back to work on Friday — although NPR has learned that his job is changing and he will no longer manage federal contracts.

Maxut Zhumayev of Kazakhstan (left), Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner of Austria and Vassiliy Pivtsov of Kazakhstan pose for a photo after reaching the top of K2. Each of the three alpinists now have summited all of Earth's 14 major peaks without using supplementary oxygen.

Woman Reaches K2's Summit, And A Place In History

At more than 28,000 feet, K2 is the second-highest mountain in the world. And when Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner reached its summit this week, she became the first woman to climb all 14 of the world's tallest peaks without using oxygen tanks.

A convoy of Walmart trucks waited to enter New Orleans on Sept. 1, 2005, after the city was battered by Hurricane Katrina. Government agencies said the massive storm taught them that big-box retailers need to be an integral part of hurricane preparation and relief efforts.

Big-Box Stores' Hurricane Prep Starts Early

Retailers such as Walmart and Home Depot have turned hurricane preparation into a science — one that government emergency agencies have begun to embrace. They've deployed hundreds of trucks carrying everything from plywood to Pop-Tarts to stores in the storm's path.

Hurricane Irene Puts East Coast On Notice

The effects of Hurricane Irene are already being felt in North Carolina. Seven coastal states have declared emergencies, including North Carolina. The storm's path could affect 65 million people, including residents of Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City.

Head inland: Nags Head, N.C., is among the many communities along the East Coast that are, or have been, evacuated as Irene draws near.

Irene On Track To Soak N.C., Barrel North Toward New York

Though the hurricane has weakened slightly and its projected track has been nudged east just a bit, it's still headed for what could be a devastating collision with the East Coast of the U.S.

Libyan Rebels Gain Ground, Perry Leads U.S. Polls

Rebels' advances in Libya are renewing praise and criticism for the country's leader. Americans are questioning how Barack Obama's support of the rebels will affect his 2012 presidential campaign. And Texas Governor Rick Perry is changing the picture for the GOP presidential candidates. Host Michel Martin talks politics with Politico's Cornell Belcher and Republican strategist Ron Christie.

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