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Officials at Little Buffalo State Park in Pennsylvania decided that dozens of tiny gnome homes tucked in trees around the park were a nuisance. The gnome homes were too popular, so they were evicted.

People on the Red Lake Indian reservation in northern Minnesota struggle to come to grips with Monday's high school shooting. Authorities continue to piece together the events. Jeff Weise, 16, shot and killed nine people -- including seven at his school -- before killing himself, despite security measures at the school.

In a speech to the nation, President Bush says Iraq is now "the central front" in the U.S. war on terrorism -- and that he "will spend what is necessary" to win the war. He says he will ask Congress for $87 billion to support the effort in the coming year. He urges U.S. allies to help with security in Iraq. Hear the speech, and coverage anchored by NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Spanish police detain an Algerian in connection with last week's deadly terrorist bombings in Madrid. Police believe they have identified five Moroccans who took part in the attacks, but say other foreigners may have been involved. Officials are still investigating a possible link to al Qaeda. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and professor Jessica Stern.

Ahmed Chalabi, a member and former head of Iraq's governing council, visits Washington, D.C., to request money in the form of grants -- not loans -- for the reconstruction of Iraq. Despite a recent report casting doubt on evidence provided by exiled Iraqis, Chalabi reaffirms his belief that weapons of mass destruction are present in Iraq. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Chalabi.

Republican Jodey Arrington first won election to represent Texas’s 19th Congressional district in 2016. He claimed at least 75% of the vote in each of his General Election victories. Arrington is running for his fourth term to represent the district which stretches from his hometown of Lubbock and the panhandle to the Big Country. No Democratic challengers threw their hats in the ring for this year’s election, but Arrington has an independent challenger, Nathan Lewis. The Congressman lays out his position on everything from the economy and gun violence to border security and who he would like to see as the 2024 Presidential nominee in this extended cut of our interview.

President Obama asked Congress on Friday to give him the power to consolidate certain U.S. agencies. Doing that, he says, will reduce the number of federal jobs and make government more efficient. No president has had this kind of authority since Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.

Democratic Sen. Carl Levin says the deteriorating economy has hit automakers so hard that rivals General Motors and Chrysler are talking about merging, which could mean thousands of job cuts. He wants Congress and the White House to consider a new multibillion-dollar bailout for the industry.

One day after seeing its sovereign debt downgraded to just above junk status, Spain is dealing with reports that it's about to ask the other eurozone nations to help rescue its beleaguered banks.

This legislative session, some Texas lawmakers are pushing bills that would increase per-student funding for public charter schools. Each year, these…