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U.S. authorities have declared a red alert --the highest alert level -- for air traffic between the United States and Great Britain. The alert level is orange for the rest of U.S. aviation. All U.S. air travelers are banned from carrying liquids and gels on board. The prohibitions will be in place until screening processes can be reassessed.

Passengers at Los Angeles International Airport and Boston's Logan Airport face long lines, bomb-sniffing dogs, and bans on bringing coffee and toothpaste on board -- not to mention a National Guard presence. Most travelers are taking the new developments in stride.

High gas prices are hitting taxi drivers particularly hard. That's one reason hundreds of cabbies in Los Angeles, and other major cities, have started to organize for better pay and work rules.

Host Madeleine Brand speaks with NPR's Julie Rovner about a possible compromise on making the morning-after birth control pill also known as "Plan B" available over-the-counter, and what has held up this decision for so long.

At the international AIDS conference in Toronto, experts tell of successes in delivering treatments to the poorest corners of the world. But stresses are emerging: a weak health care system, a lack of drugs for children, and the high cost of therapies for those whose first-line treatment has failed. The most pressing problem is the failure of HIV prevention efforts to expand as fast as treatments have.

Hazleton, Penn., has seen a large influx of Latino immigrants in recent years. Hazleton's mayor is leading a campaign to drive out undocumented residents. He says their presence is straining city services and has increased crime.

A man has confessed to the as-yet-unsolved 1996 murder of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey. Former teacher John Mark Karr, arrested Wednesday in Thailand, says he was with the victim in the basement of her Colorado home when Ramsey died. Karr has yet to be charged with a crime.

Republican Congressman J.D. Hayworth represents a solidly Republican district in Arizona -- he won his last re-election with a comfortable 60 percent of the vote. But this year's race against Democratic challenger Harry Mitchell is proving to be surprisingly tough for the incumbent.

The Census Bureau has released new information about immigrants in America. The overall number of immigrants has been rising sharply in this decade. More than 35.5 million immigrants now live in U.S. households.

Tapes of more than 1,600 phone calls to New York police and firefighters on Sept. 11 are released under court order. Most are brief conversations from firefighters to emergency responders. The release -- the second this year -- follows a long court battle pitting the city against some Sept. 11 families and the New York Times.