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New Orleans has lost a huge number of jobs as a result of Hurricane Katrina. But right now, the city is experiencing a labor shortage. Fast food outlets are offering signing bonuses and paying premium wages to new hires. Other businesses also are scrambling to find enough workers.

A profile of a company that specializes in making "the couch" for therapists' offices. Kathleen Horan of member station WNYC reports.

Chris Martin and his band Coldplay have found success again with the band's latest album, X&Y.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews Good Night, and Good Luck, a new film about Edward R. Murrow, tells the story of the famed newsman's clash with Sen. Joe McCarthy. The film, with David Strathairn in the title role, was directed by George Clooney.

NASA will try to launch the space shuttle Discovery Tuesday morning. A fuel sensor problem caused the launch to be delayed two weeks ago. NASA officials say all sensors were working properly when they refilled the fuel tank overnight. They estimate the chance of weather cooperating at 80 percent.

Police in Birmingham, England, arrest four men under anti-terrorism laws. Police say one of the men arrested is a suspect in the failed July 21 attacks on London's transit system. Officials continue the hunt for more suspects in the attacks.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair meets with political party leaders about proposals to tighten up the country's anti-terrorism laws. One of the measures being considered is a police demand to hold terrorist suspects for up to three months.

In the second of two reports on elderly inmates in U.S. prisons, a look at the case of the oldest female prisoner in the country. Lucille Keppen is 91 and is serving time in a state prison in Minnesota.

In the Luxembourg Gardens, the most beautiful park in Paris, a small white-haired woman sits in the sun inviting conversation. She holds a sign in her lap that reads "Hello! Let's talk."

Natural gas prices have more than doubled since last year. Homeowners can expect to see, on average, a 50-percent increase in their bills this winter. There are some things you can do to try and keep your costs down.