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Listen to conversations these days, and you may notice that responses such as "thank you" and "you're welcome" have fallen by the wayside in favor of the casual "got it" and "you bet." Are we finding new ways to say old, polite phrases? Are good manners merely morphing? Or are they fading away altogether?

For many fourth-year medical students, the future arrives, sealed in an envelope, during the third week of March. On what's known as Match Day, med students find out where they'll spend their residencies. It's a nerve-wracking wait that has played out on med school campuses since 1952.

A new study finds that in some cities the odds of "century" floods could double and even triple because of rising sea levels. The most vulnerable state is Florida.

President Bashar Assad and his opposition continue to crack down on rebels in Syria. U.N. envoy Kofi Annan met with Assad to try to broker a cease fire, but failed. The U.N. Security Council is drafting another resolution to support the Arab League request to have Assad step down from power.

In the first court ruling handed down by the International Criminal Court, warlord Thomas Lubanga from the Democratic Republic of the Congo is convicted of recruiting thousands of child soldiers.

A set of 13th-century Byzantine frescoes — plundered after Turkey invaded the island nation and on display in Houston for the last 15 years — is being repatriated. NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports on the closing chapter in what turns out to be a remarkable odyssey.

To hear Rick Tyler of the pro-Gingrich superPAC tell it, Gingrich is sitting in the catbird seat. All he needs to do is wait for the Republican National Convention in Tampa to roll around in August with none of the candidates having the 1,144 delegates required for the nomination.

Catherine Greig, who lived with the notorious mob boss, reached a plea deal with prosecutors.

With Illinois holding its GOP presidential primary next Tuesday, NPR's Don Gonyea speaks to voters in and around the iconic American test market of Peoria, asking: Will Illinois embrace Mitt Romney's politics, or follow the South's lead and favor Rick Santorum?

For years, doctors have recommended that women start getting Pap smears every year or two to try to catch signs of cancer early, when it's easiest to prevent and treat. But new guidelines say that testing every three years is a better idea for most women.