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The Bush Administration considers whether to raise fuel-efficiency standards for sport utility vehicles. So far, the administration seems to be leaning toward market-based solutions. Quinn Klinefelter reports.

Health officials hold a three-day exercise in Tucson to test the Arizona city's ability to respond to a biochemical attack. The drill is thought to be the largest attempted in the United States. Mark Moran of member station KJZZ reports.

A legislative measure under consideration would make it more difficult for refugees to enter the traditionally neutral haven of Switzerland. Conservative politicians want to allow fewer asylum seekers. Emma Jane Kirby reports.

U.S. officials say they have al Qaeda's director of Persian Gulf operations in custody. Liane Hansen talks with NPR's Tom Gjelten about the latest developments in the war on terror.

The United States considers putting conditions on food aid to North Korea in response to that country's admission that it has a nuclear weapons program. Moderates in the Bush administration are calling for a diplomatic solution. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

The Israeli army releases results of its investigation into the death of a U.N. worker in the West Bank, saying he was mistakenly shot by an Israeli soldier who mistook his cellphone for a grenade. A Palestinian spokesman denies that Palestinians were shooting from inside a U.N. compound at the time. NPR's Linda Gradstein reports.

The police raid that killed Taylor was part of an investigation into Jamarcus Glover's drug dealing. Prosecutors, who once sought 10 years and an implication of Taylor, are now recommending probation.

Concord Law School, the first online law school graduates its first class. Because the school is not accredited, many state bars refuse to accept its graduates. NPR's Andy Bowers reports.

A boat carrying two Palestinians explodes, killing both men and wounding four members of an Israeli naval patrol off the coast of the Gaza Strip. Israel bans Palestinian boat traffic in the area. And an army probe of a U.N. aid worker's death on the West Bank is blamed on an accidental shooting by an Israeli soldier. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

Britain is set to repeal a century-old law that kept pets arriving from the United States in quarantine for months. Pet owners on both sides of the Atlantic hail the decision. NPR's Eric Niiler reports.