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Before Hurricane Katrina hit land, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, FEMA Director Michael Brown and other top agency officials received e-mails warning that Katrina posed a dire threat to New Orleans and other areas. Yet one FEMA official tells NPR little was done.

Actor Jack Palance, known for his haltingly intense speaking style and dozens of roles in Western and noir films, has died. After years of playing the heavy in Hollywood, Palance became a hit in comedy films late in life. At 70, he won an Oscar for his over-the-top role in the Billy Crystal film City Slickers.

Custom-made drones whirred around a glowing track for two days, trying to win the $250,000 prize at the "World Drone Prix." A young man from Britain, known as "Banni UK," piloted his way to the top.

Prohibited by constitutional rules from seeking her country's top post, former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi now becomes Myanmar's foreign minister.

Missouri is home to 22 of the 100 puppy mills on the Humane Society of the United States’ most recent list of known problem dealers, topping the list...

On Friday’s St. Louis on the Air , host Don Marsh delved into a local parallel to the current controversy involving Virginia’s top leaders – Democratic...

Blue Valley will promote deputy superintendent Tonya Merrigan into its top job. But Merrigan won’t move into her new position right away. She’ll spend...

A Senate panel is looking to see if the company is keeping conservative media and bloggers out of top search results. Google has previously denied political bias.

Segment 1: Republicans in Missouri say gun control is not the answer to gun violence. Three Missouri cities rank in the top 25 most dangerous cities in...

On Friday’s “Behind the Headlines” with St. Louis on the Air , we took an in-depth look at some of the top news stories of the week. We checked in on...