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Fifty years ago, most American households had sewing machines. But sewing machine sales began to decline as more and more women left to work outside the home. In recent years, however, sewing machine companies have tried to reverse the decline by reaching out to a new market.

Several thousand people turn out in New Orleans for a march and rally led by Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton and others. They want a delay in local elections. Many New Orleans residents remain in far-off cities, displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

Pope Benedict XVI's trip to Turkey was originally intended to focus on links with the Orthodox Christian church. But it has been expanded to cover relations the Muslims.

"In a trial about First Amendment rights, the government seeks to restrict First Amendment rights," Trump's lawyers wrote in the court filings.

An eccentric millionaire from Santa Fe hid a chest full of gold and precious gems in the Rocky Mountains six years ago. Today, thousands of treasure hunters are obsessed with finding it.

Ikea says it's looking for a "happiness hunter" to live for two weeks in Copenhagen to determine what makes a home happy.

The Bush administration proposes a plan that would use the gambling winnings of deadbeat parents to make up for unpaid child support. Under the plan, jackpot or ticket winners would be checked against a national database of deadbeat parents. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

The Pentagon will ask Congress for relief from six environmental laws, including the Clean Air and Endangered Species acts. Defense officials say the regulations protecting threatened plants and animals on military property are compromising combat readiness. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports.

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ wildlife staff is warning residents and hunters about widespread black and grizzly bear movement from the…

The year 2002 won't end soon enough for the Roman Catholic Church in Boston, after sex-abuse scandals involving priests and the resignation of Cardinal Bernard Law. Church attendance around the Boston archdiocese is down 15 to 20 percent. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.