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  • Russian Businessman Alexei Kozlov had spent two years in jail after being convicted of fraud. He was released in September after the Supreme Court overturned the verdict but was retried and sentenced to five years in prison on Mach 15. His case has been embraced by anti-Kremlin protesters.
    Russian Court Case Underscores Protesters' Concerns
    A high-profile court case in Moscow has again put the spotlight on Russia's judiciary. Alexei Kozlov was convicted of charges of fraud and money laundering. But many say the verdict appears to be revenge for the political activities of Kozlov's wife, a journalist and vocal government critic.
  • Children exposed to meth may have more problems with anxiety and depression.
    Kids Exposed To Meth In Womb Can Struggle With Behavior Problems
    Meth-exposed children are more anxious and depressed at age 3, a new study found. And they tended to be more disruptive at age 5. But researchers say those problems are manageable if children and parents get help early on.
  • Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Springfield, Ill., today.
    Ahead Of Another 'Key' Primary, Romney Leads Illinois Polls
    This week the action in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination is in Illinois, which holds its primary Tuesday.
  • Iran has been denied access to the worldwide messaging system used to arrange money transfers, a move that is expected to affect Iran's oil exports and economy. The South Pars gas field in Assalouyeh, Iran, is shown here in 2010.
    New Sanction Severely Limits Iran's Global Commerce
    The SWIFT financial messaging system used to arrange international money transfers has denied access to Iran as part of tightening sanctions. The move has effectively cut off Iran from the formal international commerce system. There are ways around SWIFT; will they be enough?
  • A line of snow plows clears a street on Monday in Flagstaff, Ariz. Heavy snow and high winds struck parts of Arizona on Sunday, causing hazardous driving conditions and school cancellations Monday.
    Winter's Last Stand: Arizona Is Pummeled By Snow
    Meanwhile Chicago has set warm-temperature records for the past five days.
  • Doctors perform a kidney transplant operation in Spain in 2010.
    Blurring The Line Between Life And Death
    Science writer Dick Teresi and transplant surgeon Richard Freeman discuss the ethics of transplant surgery and how doctors determine the point between life and death.
  • David Satcher (from left), Pamela Peeke, John Stossel and Paul Campos faced off in an Intelligence Squared U.S. debate on obesity Feb. 7 at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at New York University.
    Is Obesity The Government's Business?
    NPR presents an Intelligence Squared U.S. debate about obesity in the US.In the United States, more than 78 million adults and 12 million children are…
  • How Do You Define A Hate Crime?
    Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi could face 10 years in prison and deportation to his native India after being convicted of bias intimidation. Ravi used a webcam to spy on his roommate, Tyler Clementi, having an intimate encounter with another man. Clementi killed himself several days later.
  • Albert Einstein.
    Brilliant Idea: More Than 80,000 Of Einstein's Documents Going Online
    They include work related to his most famous formula — E=mc² — and personal papers, such as letters to and from his former mistresses.
  • Sleep Much?
    How well have you been sleeping lately?If you’ve been having difficulty getting to dreamland... we may have just the thing.Chris Winter, a neurologist,…
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