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When Bob Smithson could no longer breathe on his own and surgeons wanted to operate, his doctor decided to take a chance on a different treatment. That decision gave Bob another chance at life.

A shark attacks a surfer, but he survives unscathed.

DNA testing confirmed that bone fragments from Mexico match relatives of Alexander Mora Venancio, one of a group of students from a rural college who officials say were abducted in September.

A year after Democratic senators invoked a "nuclear option" to stop GOP filibusters of confirmation votes, Republicans are debating whether to switch back. Some say they're sick of the fighting.

Google, Apple and other industry leaders have global headquarters in Ireland. But the U.S. Congress and others aren't happy, and the Irish are reconsidering some of these business-friendly tax laws.

Allegations of physical abuse of teens by staff have sparked a state and federal investigation. Experts say the violence comes as the state tries to make juvenile lockups less like adult prisons.

ABC and Univision launched Fusion a year ago. The channel was designed to appeal to young Hispanics who consume content in English. Fusion pivoted immediately, hoping to appeal to all millennials.

Mark Shoopman is into green beans. The Illinois chef is cooking 270 pounds of beans and 75 pounds of onions. His goal, according to WMBD in Peoria, is the largest green bean casserole in Central Illinois.

ABC polled a few Santa suit makers, who say Santa's girth has been steadily increasing. The man known for excess can now order suits up to size quadruple X. That's a 70-inch waistline.

Ben Lecomte wants to be the first person to swim across the Pacific Ocean — a 5,500-mile journey. Doctors will monitor his heart remotely to see how intensive exercise affects this vital muscle.

Just four militants are holding out at the national wildlife refuge, additional supporters are in town. Leaders of the occupation were arrested last week and one person was killed by law enforcement.

Members of OPEC meet this week. It used to be the world held its breath when this happened, worried what the meeting would mean for oil prices. But experts say times have changed.

Research indicates the rise and fall of real estate prices seems to shape the decision among homeowners on whether to have children.

Mitchell talks about her new four-disc boxed set, Love Has Many Faces, and the different colors such a collection can reveal in a lifetime of work.

New guidelines being unveiled today will broaden rules for the FBI, ATF, DEA and other federal agencies, that will ban — or nearly ban — profiling by race, gender, religion or sexual orientation.

The country's justice ministry suggested to its prison guards that using humor and irony could improve prisoner morale; one official suggests the idea itself is the joke.

The magazine saw an exodus of 50 top contributors in the days after billionaire owner Chris Hughes, formerly of Facebook, announced The New Republic was going to move to New York and transform.

Sixteen members of an Ohio Amish sect are set to go on trial in federal court Monday, in Cleveland. The defendants are accused of violating U.S. hate crime laws by cutting the hair and beards of detractors. One of the accused says the police are interfering with the private affairs of his church.

Researchers have found an association between sleep problems among older adults and dementia later in life. If diagnosed early, treatments like controlling stimuli before bed can help and possibly reduce the risk of cognitive decline.

Exports of goods and services have been one of the bright spots in the lackluster U.S. economy lately, growing much faster than almost anything else. But other economies are slowing. David Greene talks to David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal, for a check on the global economy.

With Christmas looming, the pop legend — who has recorded three albums of Christmas music and just released a compilation of them called The Classic Christmas Album — spoke with Morning Edition about the season.

The next version of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders proposes to lump nail biters and other pathological groomers with people who have obsessive compulsive disorder. But some psychiatrists see nail biting as a much more benign habit.

Those huddled in their homes and in safe houses around Kabul include activists, employees of the collapsed Afghan government and women.

NPR's Noel King talks to author Honoree Fanonne Jeffers about her new novel which explores centuries of racism and multigenerational loss. It's called: The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois."

Mayim Bialik is filling in as the weeknight host after Mike Richards stepped down last week as the successor to Alex Trebek. She was chosen to host Jeopardy! prime-time series and spin-offs.