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How Crash Tests Help Bring Traffic Deaths Down Thanksgiving is just days away, and for many Americans, that means taking to the highways. This week, NPR looks at ways to improve road safety. Today: the testing and technologies that are making vehicles safer.

Reality TV, Iraqi Style: Giving Leaders An Earful One of the most popular programs on Iraqi TV these days is Hotline, a call-in show that allows viewers to take their problems directly to the highest government officials. It offers an unprecedented chance for ordinary Iraqis to confront their government.

Small Business Stays 'Attached' To Laid-Off Workers A Charlotte, N.C., construction firm is among an increasing number of small companies trying a strategy that makes the firing process a bit gentler. It's called "attached unemployment," a kind of temporary layoff aimed at softening the blow of job cuts.

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Dark ocean depths home to exotic, unknown life OSLO (Reuters) - The permanent darkness of the ocean depths is home to a far greater range of animals, from luminous jellyfish to tubeworms that live off oil seeping from the seabed, than previously thought, scientists said on Sunday.

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State leaders boost to Copenhagen Hopes are boosted for success at the Copenhagen climate summit as it emerges more than 60 state leaders are expected to attend.

Khmer Rouge Duch trial nears end The trial of former jailer Comrade Duch, the first in Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal, enters its final stages.

Morphine 'might spread cancer' Morphine could encourage the spread of cancer, for which it is routinely prescribed to relieve pain, laboratory tests suggest.

Iran Begins War Games To Protect Nuclear Sites Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported, as an air force commander boasted that the country could deter any military strike by Israel.

400-Pound Car Bomb Found In Belfast Irish Republican Army dissidents left a 400-pound car bomb outside police reform headquarters in Belfast but the homemade device failed to detonate, Northern Ireland's police commander said Sunday.

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China attacks "biased" U.S. cyber-spying report

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Monday accused a U.S. congressional advisory panel of bias for a report in which it said the Chinese government appeared increasingly to be piercing U.S. computer networks to gather useful data for its military.

Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 dead, most survive

JAKARTA (Reuters) - An overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday, killing 29 people, while 245 passengers survived the accident, officials said.

CORRECTED: Indonesian ferry with over 200 people on board sinks

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A ferry with 213 people on board sank off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday after being battered by bad weather, killing at least one person, police said.

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CNY Universities Continue Fighting Swine Flu

Swine Flu continues to spread on college campuses across Central New York. WRVO's Ryan Morden has this update on how some of the area higher-ed institutions are handling the presence of the flu on their campuses.

Lawmakers Leave for the Weekend Without Solving Budget Crisis

The state legislature spent its fourth day at the Capitol this week, with no agreement so far on how to close the $3.2 billion dollar deficit.

Republican Candidate for NY Governor: Reform Budget Process

Republican candidate for governor, Rick Lazio is proposing two new laws that he says would improve New York's budget process.

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