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At just 6 feet wide, the skinny living quarters might be compared to a "luxury yacht," according to the real estate agency. The asking price is $1.3 million.

The Italian-born romance novel cover model joined nearly 6,000 others from 140 countries at LA Convention Center this week to take the Oath of Allegiance to become an American citizen.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission wants to seize a 6-foot-long pet reptile — they say he's just too big. But he isn't a normal alligator says his owner, Mary Thorn of Lakeland, Fla.

The magnitude-6.4 earthquake left 26 people dead. The photographs show stories of life and death, destruction and hope in the quake's aftermath.

In Erie, Penn., a man removed a 6- by 10-foot chunk of ice from the side of his house. He chipped it off, and it fell on him. Firefighters freed him after chipping away at the ice block.

This week, a rocket bound for the International Space Station lifted off with 6,400 pounds of supplies. Along with the provisions, medical supplies and experiments, NASA astronauts will be getting a special care package with ice cream.

Abu Musa once ran a 7-Eleven franchise in South Boston but he battled with the parent company and was forced to give up his store. Now he's opened a store across the street called 6-Twelve.

A team of sculptors completed the annual butter sculpture at the Ohio State Fair. The centerpiece is a 6-foot tall bottle of chocolate milk.

Morning Edition attended Tony Hawk's Boom Boom Huckjam last night in Washington, DC. It's Tony Hawk's latest business venture, a traveling road show with the world's best skateboarders, bikers, and motocross riders performing live choreography and tricks to live music in front of huge indoor crowds. The Huckjam hasn't been a runaway commercial hit...but you'd never know it from how it's produced. (6:13)

A government report finds that efforts to limit human exposure to toxins aren't helping kids as much as they are helping adults. The report, issued today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that children between the ages of 6-11 are sponging up the chemicals found in cigarette smoke and soft plastic toys. It also found that Mexican-Americans have abnormal levels of the pesticide DDT in their bodies and that pregnant women carry more mercury than expected. NPR's John Nielsen reports that federal officials say they are concerned but not alarmed by the findings.