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As fans of the golden age of radio know, New York and Los Angeles were the two major centers of radio drama in the 1930's, 40's and 50's. But today the West Coast is where the action is. LA boasts three groups that produce radio drama on a regular basis and is also home to an important archive devoted to vintage radio. Jon Kalish reports.

NPR's Jackie Northam reports on the Immigration and Naturalization Service proposal to consider domestic abuse a legal basis for seeking asylum in the US. If the rules take effect after the comment period, battered women will be considered members of a "social group" being persecuted. Women trying to leave their home countries, as well as women in the US seeking to stay permanently, will be eligible. Critics of the rule say it could trigger thousands of asylum claims.

In Austria, Joerg Haider's far-right Freedom Party is involved in a scandal over paying police to spy on its opposition. NPR's Guy Raz reports that national support for Haider's party has fallen in the last few weeks, and critics of the politician say the scandal is proof that he is a dangerous person. Haider's popularity in his home province however, is still high.

NPR's Debbie Elliott reports on the beloved Southern literary magazine that's lifting up its small town roots and finding a new home and new financial footing in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Oxford American almost disappeared for lack of money, until a Little Rock publishing company decided to bankroll the publication, on the condition it move to town.

Search and rescue efforts are underway after homes were flattened and cars tossed.

Tribal housing has been underfunded for decades. Now, tribes say they should be able to build as many homes in just a few years as they have in the last 25.

Thousands of Floridians are homeless and more than a dozen are dead in the wake of Hurricane Charley. The storm slammed into Southwest Florida Friday night and cut a path through the center of the state before weakening as it moved north. Two million homes and businesses are without power. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

Jamaicans brace themselves for Hurricane Ivan, expected to make a direct hit on the island Friday afternoon. On Thursday, the Category 4 storm devastated Grenada, killing 13 people and damaging most of the homes on the island. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and Peter David, a member of parliament in Grenada.

Hurricane Ivan heads for landfall in Mobile, Ala., and along the Gulf Coast. Residents prepare their homes and face the tough decision whether to evacuate, and how far to go. Others are sheltering in a hospital. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports.

Taiwanese immigrant entrepreneurs have found success in the United States selling a popular drink they brought with them from home. Known as bubble or pearl tea for the balls of tapioca at the bottom of the drink, it's poured over ice and usually blended with milk and sugar. NPR's Laura Sydell reports.