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Menus that appeared handwritten instead of typed made people think the food was healthier in some contexts, according to a study from The Ohio State University.

Research shows people are more likely to label an attack as terrorism if the perpetrator is Muslim. Terrorist attacks committed by Muslims receive more coverage than those not committed by Muslims.

The prime minster of Thailand says she plans to go ahead with next month's elections, despite opposition protests that have blocked much of the center of Bangkok. The anti-government demonstrators want the current, caretaker prime minister to step down, to be replaced with an unelected "people's council". The political turmoil is also impacting the local economy.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Lee County has reached 12,906, with 232 deaths.

More than 30 people are killed in blasts targeting U.S. military convoys in the Baghdad area. A car bombing outside the mayor's office in the Abu Ghraib area, west of Baghdad, kills two Iraqis and one U.S. soldier. In Fallujah, three Iraqis are reported killed in a U.S. air strike. Hear NPR's Paul Brown.

Can India become a key export market instead of a place where U.S. companies send jobs? On a visit to the Indian School of Business in the southern city of Hyderabad, President Bush highlights trade opportunities with a nation of more than 1 billion people.

Survivors of a Red Sea ferry disaster question the actions of the ship's crew after fire broke out in transit from Saudi Arabia to Egypt. More than 300 people were rescued. Hundreds are missing. Lindsay Wise of Time magazine tells Scott Simon what she has learned.

Trailers are still sitting in Gulf Coast dealerships even as thousands of people are still in need of housing, seven weeks after Hurricane Rita hit. FEMA says it is getting trailers to hurricane victims as quickly as possible, but the problem is finding places to put them.

Plaquemines Parish was one of the worst-affected areas in and around New Orleans. Thousands of people lost their homes and are desperately trying to cope with the storm's aftermath. Also, an oil pipeline has broken open, spilling some of its contents into a fragile wilderness.

Hamas has taken control of the Gaza Strip, and life is changing for the people who live there.