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A friend and colleague passed away over the weekend, after a long battle with cancer: Carolyn Jensen Chadwick.

NPR's David Greene spoke with Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, about the situation in Sudan, ahead of referendum votes there.

According to several newspapers, the Pope, concerned about racy photographs of Carla Bruni, asked the French president not to bring her to the Vatican.

Conservative activist James O'Keefe concocted a "CNN Caper," a plan to embarrass the news network by using hidden cameras to film one of its correspondents in a "palace of pleasure."

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron talked about Afghanistan and BP, two subjects that will be big issues here, on his first trip to the U.S. as prime minister.

D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray defeated incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty in the Democratic primary -- in which the implementation of school reform was a central issue.

The suit centers on rules and fees the companies impose on merchants. They are charged with making it difficult for businesses to allow alternative forms of payment.

The remnants of what appears to have been an eighteenth-century ship have been unearthed by workers excavating ground zero in New York.

After a 15-month study of mental health issues in the U.S. Army, it released a report on drug abuse, suicides, and other problems. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli goes over the report with NPR's Robert Siegel.

Professional Golfer Paul Goydos Shoots A Rare 59 At The John Deere Classic

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell about the investigation into how spyware infected the devices of international government officials, activists and journalists.

Wikileaks founder is confident the information released, including unreported Afghan civilian deaths, the use of heat-seeking missiles by the Taliban and reports about secret raids in Afghanistan, is genuine.

The former prime minister of the United Kingdom's memoir, My Life: A Political Journey, is on sale in the U.S. Blair spoke to Steve Inskeep about Iraq, globalization and his political career.

They have chartered a modified plane, and plan to see 9 minutes of totality.

Foreign correspondent Dexter Filkins suggests the Pakistanis might've enlisted the C.I.A.'s help to arrest a Taliban leader, so that he couldn't participant in peace talks.

The court overturned two rape-as-accomplice convictions against Warren Jeffs, saying the trial judge misstated the law in his jury instructions. Jeffs was charged with facilitating the rape of a 14-year-old by "marrying" her to a 19-year-old.

A drift-prone herbicide called dicamba continues to plague the Midwest, despite promises to end the problem from the chemical's backers. A top seed industry executive now has joined dicamba's critics.

July 25 marks the first-ever U.N. World Drowning Prevention Day. It raises awareness for the hundreds of thousands of people who die from drowning each year.

The delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics officially kicked off with a subdued Opening Ceremony. Devoid of fans and many athletes, the ceremony still managed to be a somewhat celebratory affair.

China is imposing fresh counter-sanctions on United States entities just days ahead of a visit by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.