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Dozens of houses have exploded into flames, and a hospital says it is treating victims. People are being told to evacuate, which has led to gridlock and traffic jams.

Launched in 1971 by Kansas City's Rival Manufacturing, the Crock-Pot was marketed not just as a convenient way to cook, but also as a revolutionary aid for working women.

Recycled blue jeans, solar panels and smart phones all helped make homes more energy efficient in this year's Solar Decathlon. Twenty teams are in the nation's capital, vying for the top prize in architecture, engineering and other fields. Winners will be announced later this week.

A visit to Capitol Hill Tuesday by Iraq's provisional president, Jalal Talabani, forced lawmakers to turn their attention to a war that's been overshadowed by Hurricane Katrina and Supreme Court vacancies. Some say the Iraq war is now competing with emergency spending at home.

In Colorado, some lawmakers want the companies who are drilling under private properties to compensate the homeowners. Residents bought land and built homes without realizing that they didn't own the mineral rights beneath them. From Aspen Public Radio, Kirk Siegler reports.

Some people who can't qualify for a mortgage, turn to a thinly regulated arrangement called contract for deed. Similar to renting to own, it rarely results in a buyer taking possession of the home.

Each year, the town of Verona, Italy — home of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet — receives thousands of letters of unrequited love addressed to the play's star-crossed heroine. And each letter — more than 6,000 a year — is answered by hand by a team of secretaries at the Juliet Club.

The Affordable Care Act has made available more assistance to new mothers so they can raise healthier kids. But critics say the standards for those programs are too lenient.

One year after historic floods washed out roads in and around Yellowstone National Park, the park is mostly recovered and open for business as usual.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Trump ally Steve Bannon about the president's agenda at home and abroad.