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Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.) talks about his efforts in the Senate to push for greater civil liberties protections against surveillance under the Patriot Act.

Known today equally as a musician and actor, Ice Cube was born O'Shea Jackson. He first gained notoriety in the late 1980s with the revolutionary group N.W.A. He now also acts in and produces movies, including this year's comedy Are We There Yet? (This interview originally aired Jan. 10, 2005.)

The White House has approved the release of oil from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve. The move is designed to offset the large production cuts caused by Hurricane Katrina. The storm has idled most of the region's refineries.

For the first time in 15 years, the state of Montana is allowing bison to wander outside of Yellowstone National Park, and allowing a some hunters to shoot them. But some hunters find that the biggest challenge isn't killing a bison -- it's avoiding the thundering herd of media and pro-bison activists.

Aid worker and commentator Steve Weaver says there are two general arguments in the United States about the way to proceed in Iraq: Stay the course or withdraw the troops as soon as possible. Weaver says that neither of these plans takes into consideration the best interests of Iraq.

About 1 in 20 high school seniors now acknowledges taking OxyContin, a prescription drug for managing severe pain that, when abused, can be powerfully addictive. The consequences can be tragic.

The Asian tsunami that struck one year ago left nearly 170,000 people dead or missing in the Indonesian province of Aceh alone. Hundreds of thousands more lost their homes and the rebuilding process has not been as swift as they had hoped.

Derrick Hewitt, 15, likes to hit... and hit hard. At home, he fights constantly with his younger brothers. Most of the time these tussles are playful, but sometimes he goes too far. As part of WNYC's Radio Rookies program, Hewitt recently set out to explore his aggressive behavior.

Brea Evans left behind a life in a lab to work as an observer aboard the Alaska Warrior, monitoring what kinds of fish are being caught.

The tsunami cost tens of thousands of people in Thailand their jobs and their homes. Some 8,000 people died. A special multimedia presentation explores life in Phuket, one year later.