Botanical ID

Published February 9, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Kevin Lavery of member station KWMU in St. Louis reports on a massive undertaking by several botanical institutions to create an internet database listing of every known plant species.

Dozens of people arrested in Philadelphia after stores are ransacked across the city

Joe Hernandez

Dramatic scenes of large-group smash-and-grabs have been documented across the U.S. in recent years, but it's unclear whether such crimes are actually increasing.
The winner of August's $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot claims prize in Florida

The Associated Press

The winning ticket was sold at a Publix supermarket in Neptune Beach, a town along the Atlantic Coast near Jacksonville. The jackpot was the third-largest in U.S. history.
In conversation with Kerry Washington on her new memoir – Part II

Karen Zamora

Part II of NPR's Juana Summers' conversation with actress Kerry Washington about her new memoir, Thicker Than Water.