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Nepal's king vows to return multiparty democracy, bowing to weeks of protests and international pressure. However, King Gyanendra fell short of a key opposition demand: creating a special constitutional assembly.

Crude oil prices hit another record Friday, at $75 a barrel. Gasoline prices are also climbing, as well. While for most Americans the rising cost of gasoline is just an annoyance, evidence suggests that some drivers are beginning to sell personal valuables just to keep their gas tanks full.

NPR's Emily Feng talks with reproductive rights lawyer Kim Mutcherson about how restrictive abortion laws would be enforced if Roe v. Wade is overturned or weakened.

State Secretary Antony Blinken is focusing on food security in a visit to the UN. He's also seeing Turkey's foreign minister, likely talking about its stance on NATO membership for Finland and Sweden.

A sculptural cryptogram at the CIA's headquarters that has intrigued people for years may have flaws in its design, says its creator. For more than a decade, professional cryptologists and amateur code breakers have been trying to decipher the Kryptos sculpture.

Alan Furst has a new historical spy novel called The Foreign Correspondent. His first one, Night Soldiers, came out in 1988, and he's written eight more since then. Critic at large John Powers, who says he always snaps up a new one, explains Furst's appeal.

History argues that the midterm election in a president's second term is bad news for his party. But Republican candidates argue that, with so many safe seats come November, they should concentrate resources on a few tight races.

To celebrate the longest day of the year, Scott Carrier and some friends visited an obscure art installation in the middle of the Utah desert where concrete tunnels are aligned to channel the sun's rays at precise celestial moments.

Composer Edgar Meyer's self-titled CD takes advantage of his many talents. Jacki Lyden visits Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music, where Meyer also finds time to teach, for a conversation with a musical master.

Writer Dorothy Parker gave her estate -- including proceeds from her papers -- to the NAACP. But literary executor Lillian Hellman made access to Parker's work difficult. Marion Meade tells the story in Bookforum Magazine, and discusses it with Scott Simon.

Brazilian oil company Petrobras officially opens its latest deep-water oil platform. The new rig is expected to end decades of Brazilian dependence on foreign oil, and protect the country's economy from oil-price shocks.

There are some ambitious plans to get many of the tens of thousands of homeless in Los Angeles County off the streets and into homes far away from the downtown area known as Skid Row. But many cities say they're already doing their part.