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California's Governor Gray Davis announced his plan to avert the possible bankruptcy of his state's utilities. Mr. Davis proposes that the state buy the transmission lines from the utilities. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports.

This year's film festival season has begun, but the focus isn't on buying films for release as much as in past years. More and more film companies are premiering their movies there. David D'Arcy reports from Park City, Utah, home of the Sundance Film Festival.

NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports retail sales are slowing. With a dragging stock market and higher interest rates consumers are not as confident about buying that new car or truck as they were last year but the Fed should be pleased their intervention has had an effect.

Industry demand for the "sustainable seafood" label, issued by the Marine Stewardship Council, is increasing. But some environmentalists fear fisheries are being certified despite evidence showing that the fish population is in trouble — or when there's not enough information to know the impact on the oceans.

Power has shifted again in one of Iraq's most ancient and pivotal cities — Kirkuk. Kurds have recently been on top there but now Arab leaders are in charge and residents are tense as they look ahead.

It's been another warm, rainy day in much of the Northeast, with temperatures in some areas topping 40 degrees. If you hate shoveling snow, or paying big heating bills, that's good news. But for people who love winter sports — and for thousands of businesses that rely on snow for winter tourism — this month's October-like weather has been painful.

In 2003, the pop group's song "Where Is the Love?" was in the top 8 on the Billboard 100. Now will.i.am has rewritten the song. He tells Rachel Martin it's been adapted to reflect the issues of 2016.

Advertising spending on the presidential election is expected to break records this year. Where the money goes says a lot about what the campaign's priorities are.

Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, a top propagandist for al-Qaida, has been convicted. The verdict supports the Obama administration's claim that federal criminal courts are ready to hear terrorism cases.

Ecuador is trying to build a high-tech city, which it hopes will spur a more diverse economy. The tiny South American country is concerned about possibly running out of the natural resources it relies on for most of its revenue.