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With the release of his education reform package today, President Bush has come down solidly on the side of higher standards and more testing for students. As NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports, there is strong support for holding schools more accountable, but there are also concerns that the current emphasis on testing may be missing the point.

NPR's Robert Smith reports on how President Bush's education proposals are playing out in the states and local school districts that will be charged with implementing them. While many educators welcome his proposals for holding schools accountable, many worry about the demands for more testing and how much it will cost.

Public health officials in New York recently announced their discovery of a possible new strain of HIV. Slate senior editor Andy Bowers discusses how many strains of HIV have been accounted for by scientists.

Personal accounts and reflections of individuals affected by the Iraq war. Hear Abe Salmi, who was born in the United States to Palestinian parents. Salmi talks about the intensified hatred he and his family have faced in this country since the beginning of the war with Iraq.

It's a good time to have money in a savings account or certificate of deposit, as high interest rates yield better returns. But the Fed is unlikely to raise rates further in this week's big meeting, as inflation slows.

Trump's lawyers have cross-examined the former president's former accountant in an effort to damage his credibility.

The world's richest man and high-tech mastermind allegedly was hacked by the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. What do you need to know to protect your phone from perhaps less royal attacks?

Before he was killed in 2011, Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi imprisoned a harem of women and men. Le Monde's special correspondent tells the story of one of the young women.

The social media giant said it will again begin verifying certain accounts after putting the process on hold for more than three years.

Lindell, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, had been using his Twitter account to spread disinformation about the 2020 presidential election, including false claims of voter fraud.

The Oklahoma Ethics Commission and State Superintendent Ryan Walters have reached a settlement following an investigation into Walters using his official social media account to campaign for President Donald Trump.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Kate Klonick of St. John's University about whether Facebook's Oversight Board will decide to allow former President Donald Trump to return to the social media platform.