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A year after a rain-soaked hillside collapsed and killed 10 people in the Southern California oceanside community of La Conchita, plenty of people are ready to buy homes there. And many residents who survived the deadly incident have stayed in their homes despite the looming danger of another major mudslide.

What if what appears to be "whiteness" is only skin deep? This comic tells stories from people of color with albinism whose experiences challenge what many people think they know about race.

Both the Bush and Kerry campaigns are making a huge investment in ads aimed at the Latino community. Bush got about one-third of the Hispanic vote in 2000 and hopes to garner a larger percentage this year. With polls indicating that many voters have already decided whom to support, both camps see the Hispanic vote as an opportunity to gain an advantage in what looks to be a tight race. NPR's John McChesney reports.

Thousands of Hmong refugees from Laos are being resettled in the United States. Government officials say budget cuts may curb social services for the newcomers. Tom Scheck of Minnesota Public Radio reports.

For Uganda's LGBTQ community, the threat of harsh anti-gay legislation is forcing many into hiding and has left some facing unbearable choices about their future there.

Young people have heard warnings about the health of the Social Security system for decades. Many younger workers are highly skeptical they'll get their promised benefits.

Cuban music, African folklore, jazz, and hip-hop all collide on a new recording by Cuban percussionist Miguel "Anga" Diaz. Diaz, commonly referred to as simply Anga, has played congas in many projects, Cuban and otherwise. His new CD, Echu Mingua, marks his debut as a bandleader. Reviewer Banning Eyre says it's a landmark recording.

The third album from the British rock band Coldplay is called X&Y. For the past five years, Coldplay has been steadily climbing the ladder of pop music success. And with this record many in the music business believe the four soft-spoken Brits will earn the title "biggest band in the world."

Indonesia, says it will begin immunizing thousands of people against tetanus and measles. It's an effort to stop the spread of disease after last month's deadly earthquake. But many survivors are more concerned about the supply of food, which has been spotty.

Mississippi is still lagging in numbers of people who are signing up for health insurance, despite insurers trying to get people enrolled, and many people getting good prices for insurance coverage.