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The Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia has joined the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites.

The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing a speed limit for ships entering ports along the eastern seaboard. The goal is to save right whales from being struck and killed. Shipping companies say there is no proof that slowing their vessels will help the endangered mammals.

President Bush meets with Chinese president Hu Jintao to discuss trade and currency issues. He also attends services at one of China's few state-sanctioned Christian churches, and presses the premier to expand religious, political and social freedoms.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Roxanne Stone, managing editor of Religion News Service, about the latest controversies surrounding the downfall of Hillsong megachurch.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Pedro Rios of the American Friends Services Committee about how Tijuana, Mexico, is grappling with the continuing influx of migrants.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has tried to put a greater focus on women's health. One part of that effort: baby showers.

Cultural debates over race, abortion and transgender rights divided lawmakers on a bill that outlines Pentagon priorities for the coming year — legislation that's historically been bipartisan.

Church is a place where people go to worship, reflect and get away from the daily grind. A church in Paris, Ky., takes that a step further. They allow people to bring their dogs to church. Leslie Guttman of member station WEKU reports.

In 1984, AT&T was formally broken up by the government. By most accounts it was a successful divestiture. But is it a model for the break up of the big tech companies that some are now calling for?

A masked president waved to supporters from a black SUV, with Secret Service personnel in the vehicle wearing personal protective equipment to protect themselves from exposure to the president.