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Top U.S. intelligence officials confirm that North Korea has an untested ballistic missile believed capable of reaching the western United States. At a Senate subcommittee hearing, CIA Director George Tenet and Vice Adm. Lowell Jacoby, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, also say it's likely North Korea has at least one nuclear weapon. NPR's David Welna reports.

Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan expresses skepticism for President Bush's $1.3-trillion tax-cut package and says Congress must to get the budget deficit under control before it considers any further tax cuts. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

Researchers say adolescents often think that vaping pot is safer than smoking it. But it can increase the risk of dependence, other substance use and many other health, social and behavioral problems.

For World Opera Day, watch scenes that will make you fall in love with the art form — from a crazy day at Mozart's diner to a trippy trip to China with Richard Nixon.

Secretary of State Colin Powell tells a Senate committee a new statement from Osama bin Laden suggests links between Iraq and al Qaeda. The Arab network Al Jazeera today is airing a statement it says is from bin Laden. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan tells lawmakers he doesn't believe the economy needs short-term stimulus. Congress, he says, should focus on actions that promote long-term growth. And he admonishes Congress to get deficits under control. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

In an NPR interview, the former president and the iconic musician speak about spreading hope amid widespread division and about the "critical patriotism" of Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A."

In a video posted to Instagram Monday, Dave Chappelle says he's willing to meet with Netflix employees who are upset over his comedy special, which has come under fire for transphobic material.

Two sisters talk about the killing of their father, Willie Edwards Jr., by Klansmen in 1957. "You destroyed our hopes and our dreams and our love, but you didn't remove the man," says Malinda Edwards.

Day, a Illinois State University graduate student, was reported missing on Aug. 24. LaSalle County authorities say the manner in which he went into the Illinois River is currently unknown.