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In the path of a devastating tornado, volunteers are arriving in Rolling Fork to help with the cleanup and feed those in need. Mercy Chefs deployed mobile kitchen trucks to Mississippi.

A former Maryland political aide wanted on corruption charges died Monday after he was wounded while being confronted by law enforcement agents, his lawyer said, following a manhunt.

Bob Mondello looks at a new documentary about the economic meltdown and examines where it falls in a spectrum of current fact-based films.

Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown's book, Basic Brown , reads like a primer for aspiring politicians. He shares advice for political success and explains why he's delighted by the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

As President Obama spends his first 100 days in office, NPR is launching a project called "100 Days: On the Road in Troubled Times." NPR's David Greene will spend most of the next hundred days roaming the U.S. and, with help from listeners, relaying stories about the recession. Greene kicks off the tour in frigid northern Michigan.

The State Department and the Yale School of Public Health's Humanitarian Research Lab release new information about Belarus's "complicity in and support for" Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children.

The well-staged London Olympics have drawn to a close and on Monday, thousands of fans made their way to airports for the flight home.

The request comes almost a year after Teixeira was arrested and charged with the illegal retention and transmission of national defense information. He originally pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Some of the ratings growth could be explained by a more U.S.-friendly time zone difference. Then there's the joy: Athletes aren't required to wear masks, and fans are allowed in the stands.

Two years ago, on July 16, 988 became the new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number. It's shorter than the 11-digit 1-800 number that came before it and is accessible by call, text or chat.

Starliner's test pilots, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, should have returned by mid-June. NASA is weighing its options for returning the two, including a ride home in a rival SpaceX capsule.

The Osage Pipeline carries oil from Cushing to a refinery in El Dorado, Kansas. The pipeline is one of dozens that run through the town, which bills itself “the pipeline crossroads of the world.”