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Speed dating has taken root in India, mixing traditional and modern ideas about love. Some of the clientele -- mostly young professionals who can afford the fee -- are sent by their families to find a partner, while others lie to their families about what they're doing.

Host Robert Siegel continues his chats with residents of flood-damaged Honeysuckle Lane in New Orleans East. Pat Zeller lives at 40 Honeysuckle Lane, but is staying at a hotel on Canal Street. Floodwaters soaked her home's downstairs, but the rest of the house is in fair condition. She expects to move back in March.

Costco, the members-only discount retailer, is testing sales of individual health insurance policies. The pilot program launched last month in California. It targets mom-and-pop business owners, and those without a job or without job-provided health insurance.

Scientists studying anthrax say they are making progress understanding the bacteria and developing new vaccines. But the field is much larger than it once was, and some wonder if that's wise or necessary.

In New Orleans' sprawling City Park, the Old Woman in a Shoe and other childhood characters await Storyland's reopening after Hurricane Katrina. But first, park officials are working on restoring the botanical gardens, a popular wedding venue.

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has written about his interpretation of the constitution in the new book Active Liberty.

Trumpeter Gregory Davis has been with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band since its inception in 1977. The group, known for revitalizing the New Orleans brass band sound by incorporating funk, jazz, gospel and rock, will play at the upcoming "Big Apple to the Big Easy" Benefit Concert at Madison Square Garden Sept. 20, 2005.

Katrina evacuees offer reaction to President Bush's speech from New Orleans. Some say they are unsure what to believe after a sluggish government response as they fought to escape Katrina's aftermath.

Summer is over, and the start of the serious movie season has begun. NPR's Bob Mondello reports that a number of adaptations are coming to the big screen, including another installment of the Harry Potter series.

President Bush addresses the nation in a televised speech from the French Quarter in New Orleans. The president pledged a massive federal effort to help the Gulf Coast re-build. He offered words of encouragement for a stricken region, and took responsibility for the federal government's failings in the relief effort.