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  • Tenet to Give Up CIA's Top Post
    CIA Director George Tenet resigns, effective in July. The move, announced by President Bush on the White House's South Lawn, comes after Tenet faced harsh criticism over intelligence failures related to Iraq and the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The president praised Tenet's leadership and work in seven years at the CIA. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports.
  • Housing Crisis, Economy Top Issues for Candidates
    Presidential candidates are weighing in on how to address the subprime mortgage crisis. Hillary Clinton is calling for a freeze on adjustable mortgage rates. Barack Obama wants to eliminate predatory lending. And Mitt Romney wants the FHA to help more homeowners. But that's just one of the economic issues addressed by the candidates.
  • Big Dogs Top Underdogs in NCAA Tournament
    The teams the experts most expected to advance survive three rounds of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. It's rare for four No. 1 seeds to be alive so deep into the tournament. But Florida, Kansas, Ohio State and North Carolina play on.
  • Tyson Gay of the United States, left, and Asafa Powell of Jamaica, right, during their 100 meter race at the 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, an international track and field event. (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)
    Top Runners Test Positive For Banned Substances
    Tyson Gay, a former Olympic champion, and Asafa Powell, a world record holder in the 100 meters, have confirmed that they tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
  • Jubilant lawyers surround reinstated Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry inside his residence in Islamabad.
    High Court Reinstates Pakistan's Top Judge
    Pakistan's Supreme Court has reinstated Pakistan's top judge, ruling that his suspension by Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the nation's president and military ruler, was "illegal." Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry's March suspension sparked protests by lawyers and opposition parties.
  • Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 7 Featuring WFUV's Rita Houston
    Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Rita Houston will watch their favorites entries to the 2020 Contest and discuss what made them stand out from the thousands we saw this year.
  • 6 Sensational Photos From A Global Contest With 230,000 Entries
    From a man with his pet rooster in Bali to the victim of an acid attack in Iran, here are some of the featured images from the Sony World Photography Awards.
  • The Jan. 6 riot included Marines. The military is wrestling with the consequences
    A Marine and his buddies joined the mob that entered the Capitol on Jan. 6. They were not the only Marines there. NPR asked the Corps' top officer a question: Do the Marines have an extremism problem?
  • Senate confirms ex-Fox News host Pirro as top federal prosecutor for nation's capital
    The Senate confirmed ex-Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor for the nation's capital, after President Trump withdrew his controversial first pick, conservative activist Ed Martin Jr.
  • The House select committee sent a letter to Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan, requesting information and an interview about his discussions with former President Trump on January 6, and with other Trump administration officials in the weeks leading up to the attack on the Capitol.
    The House Jan. 6 panel wants to talk to Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan
    Chairman Bennie Thompson's letter to Jordan asks for information and an interview to discuss his conversations with President Donald Trump on Jan. 6.
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