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The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about whether GPS monitoring devices like this one may be affixed to suspects' cars without a warrant from a judge.

Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant For GPS Tracking

The court said that placing GPS device on a suspect's vehicle constitutes a search, meaning a warrant is required.

An illustration shows heretics being tortured and nailed to wooden posts during the first Inquisition.

The Inquisition: A Model For Modern Interrogators

The Inquisition revolutionized record-keeping and surveillance techniques that are still used today, says Cullen Murphy. His new book God's Jury draws parallels between some of the interrogation techniques used in previous centuries with the ones used today.

Op-Ed: Canada Must Change XL Pipeline Debate

President Obama rejected Wednesday a proposal to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast — generating intense debate in both countries. Murray Mandryk, political columnist for the Leader-Post of Sasketchewan, offers a Canadian perspective on the controversy.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich (R) walking into court with his defense attorney Neal Puckette for opening statements in the Haditha murders trial at Camp Pendleton on Jan. 9.

Marine Accused Of Killing Iraqi Civilians In Haditha Reaches Plea Deal

Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty, which carries a maximum sentence of three months confinement.

This could be your forest on psilocybin.

Your Brain On Psilocybin Might Be Less Depressed

Magic mushrooms remain popular at music festivals. But scientists say their mind-altering effects might help people with depression. Happy memories are stronger in people tripping on psilocybin, a new study finds, while brain areas overactive in depression are reined in.

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney arrives to deliver a speech ahead of the State of the Union presidential address at National Gypsum Company in Tampa, Fla. on January 24, 2012.

A Few Questions, Answers About Mitt Romney's Taxes

NPR asked three experts to comment on the controversy surrounding the GOP presidential candidate's income and the taxes he pays.

Even in the remote Faroe Islands, some children have high levels of perfluorinated compounds in their blood. The chemicals may interfere with the immune system.

Common Chemicals Could Make Kids' Vaccines Less Effective

Researchers found that children whose blood contained high levels of chemicals used in nonstick coatings and stain-resistant fabrics were less responsive to vaccination. The finding suggests, but doesn't prove, that these chemicals may make some children more vulnerable to infectious diseases.

On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog. But your true identity is key to Google+.

Who Are You? Google+ Really Wants To Know

Google will begin allowing users to add nicknames on Google+, but you'll have to apply to use them. For Google, its social network is not really about competing with Facebook to create a place where you can hang out online. It's about figuring out who you really are.

A sign is posted at the entrance to the state office complex on in Waterbury, Vt., About 1,500 people who worked in the complex were relocated due to damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene.

Irene's Floods Dry Up Business In Vermont Town

Life in the small town of Waterbury, Vt., changed dramatically after Tropical Storm Irene. With a state office complex flooded, 1,500 workers were relocated. The exodus slowed business to a trickle for those who remain.

A police officer walks past the ruins of a market outside the state police headquarters in Kano, Nigeria, on Tuesday.

Nigeria's President Under Pressure To Quell Violence

A coordinated series of devastating attacks in Kano, the largest city in Nigeria's Muslim north, killed nearly 200 people and has left residents on edge. Another blast destroyed a police station Tuesday; the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram has claimed responsibility.

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