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It's a grand old flag, it's a high-flying flag... and it's a loud flag. A man in Chesterfield, Mich., is at odds with neighbors and police. Why? The answer is blowing in the wind.

The disappearance of a mayor affiliated with Brazil's Workers Party alarms officials who feared a kidnapping. But it turned out to be a job for the vice squad.

As the United States moves closer to war with Iraq, educators are taking different approaches to teaching what it means to be a patriot. In the conclusion to Morning Edition's "Citizen Student" series on civics education, NPR's Margot Adler moderates a Justice Talking debate between scholars who disagree on how -- or if -- American schools should teach patriotism.

The centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues recommendations for how to mix-and-match COVID-19 boosters — marking the final step for making boosters widely available.

North Korea threatens pre-emptive attacks against American troops on the Korean peninsula. The warning follows word of a U.S. increase in western Pacific forces. Rhetoric aside, President Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell call for a diplomatic solution to the dispute over Pyongyang's nuclear program. Hear NPR's Rob Gifford.

Scott Goldberg reports the downturn of Argentina's economy hasn't hurt its cultural scene.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR’s Jim Zarroli about the latest unemployment statistics, released today by the Labor department.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy about COVID-19 vaccine boosters, the mixing and matching of vaccines and the White House plan to vaccinate children.

NPR's Renee Montagne continues the occasional series on how Americans are faring in the new economy. She talks to the president of a mortgage refinancing company who's seeing his business boom in these lean times.

After a series of killings of high-profile human rights workers in Guatemala, the country's human rights ombudsman asks the president to investigate -- and to dismantle a group of former military men who he accuses of the attacks. NPR's Gerry Hadden reports.