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A toxic asset like one purchased by NPR's Planet Money is the subject of a lawsuit. A New Jersey carpenters union invested $100,000 in a mortgage-backed bond now worth $5,000. It wants payback.

Oakland, Calif., was a hub of African-American life on the West Coast. Today, it's one of the most diverse cities in the country. How has that shift affected its culture?

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a case that could radically change the way public colleges admit students, states seeking to diversify student bodies consider alternatives to traditional affirmative-action programs. NPR's Barbara Bradley-Hagerty reports.

The Flint water crisis prompted a focus on issues like drinking water infrastructure and on the people left out of the environmental movement. Some environmental groups are trying to change that.

The U.S. Library of Congress recently made almost $15 million in grants to eight institutions to identify, collect and preserve significant digital material. The Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program seeks to preserve material that was "born digital." NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Laura Campbell of the Library of Congress.

Vermont Sen. Jim Jeffords announces he won't seek another term, citing his and his wife's health problems. Jeffords shocked his Republican colleagues in 2001 when he left the party to become an independent, briefly swinging control of the Senate to Democrats.

NASA researchers are seeking candidates who want to spend eight months isolated in a Russian lab. The study will simulate the psychological effects of isolation during trips in space.

Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) calls U.S. Olympic officials to Washington for discussions on possible changes in the structure of the U.S. Olympic Committee, which faces an ethics scandal and allegations of infighting. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

In an effort to reduce costs, American Airlines asks its unions to make concessions worth nearly $2 billion annually. The Fort Worth, Texas-based company also closes two reservations offices and announces 750 flight-attendant layoffs. Bill Zeeble of member station KERA reports.

At a security conference in Munich, Germany, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld argues that the world must prepare for military action against Saddam Hussein. But he fails to convince France and Germany. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten, Robert Kagan of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Charles Kupchan of the Council on Foreign Relations.