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Rain and storm surge from Hurricane Rita have sent water over and through breaches in patched levees around New Orleans. The lower Ninth Ward, which was completely flooded by Hurricane Katrina, is once again under water.

Linda Wertheimer speaks with Robert Wittman, senior investigator of the FBI's new Art Crimes Unit, about searching for -- and recovering -- stolen art and artifacts around the globe.

There was shock this week at the suggestion of a 70 percent tax rate. But law professor Dorothy Brown explains to NPR's Scott Simon that the U.S.'s marginal tax rate has been as high as 94 percent.

The Final Four in the NCAA men's basketball tournament is set with Duke, Auburn, Florida and Houston advancing from the Elite Eight. Andscape's Jesse Washington fills us in on what to expect.

Scientists have placed two seismometers 8000 feet below the ice cap at the South Pole to measure earthquakes and support tsunami alerts.

The economy is a top concern this midterm election, but voters have other things on their minds, too. We hear from early voters in a competitive North Carolina House district.

Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson speaks with Sacha Pfeiffer about his change of heart on Guantánamo and his belief that the 9/11 case should be settled rather than taken to trial.

In a statewide poll released this month, former President Trump led a crowded field of contenders for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was among those trailing Trump.

Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee will question Attorney General nominee Eric Holder at his confirmation hearing Thursday. Holder has strong support in the Senate, but some Republicans on the panel say they will ask him about aspects of his private legal practice and some of his decisions while serving as deputy and acting attorney general under President Clinton.

Colombian artist Feid recently became the first artist to sell out Puerto Rico's 'El Choliseo' arena in an hour or less. It's just one example of how he has reached a new level of global stardom.