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The Bush administration considers removing several animals from the Endangered Species List, saying the populations are now large enough to survive without protection. But ecologists say headcounts are only one way to measure whether a species has recovered. Hear NPR's John Nielsen.

Julia Child, the celebrated chef, author and TV personality who brought French cooking to U.S. audiences, is dead at 91. Child taught millions how to cook and helped elevate the nation's culinary standards.

The series is narrated by former President Barack Obama, who just won an Emmy for outstanding narration.

Stephen Vladeck, professor at the University of Texas at Austin, explains what legal standard is needed for an FBI search.

Not all Eastern Maine residents are on board with the idea.

Community member and founder of Fight Blight Bmore Nneka N'namdi is skeptical of the city's ability to justly and equitably manage the project.

Theater star Alfred Lunt enjoyed taking center stage in his kitchen from time to time. One of his specialities was cardamom bread. Dean Schmitz, head chef at Andrew's Restaurant in Delafield, Wisc., tries his hand at the egg-glazed treat.

Mildred Loving, a black woman who married a white man in 1958, when interracial unions were banned in Virginia, died last week. The couple's case made it to the Supreme Court, which overturned the Virginia ban in 1967.

Carter is the longest-living U.S. president in history.

"Disappearances" — long-term detention without trial or access to anyone — used to be rare in Pakistan. But human rights activists say scores have been taken in the last couple of years.