Michele Kelemen has been with NPR for two decades, starting as NPR's Moscow bureau chief and now covering the State Department and Washington's diplomatic corps. Her reports can be heard on all NPR News programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
Hawai‘i Gas has asked the Public Utilities Commission to approve a gas rate increase of about 17.7%. The commission is holding a series of hearings for public input.
Southern Lebanon is being pounded by the Israeli air force. By some estimates, about a million people have left their homes. We her from some who have remained.