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The FBI used to treat cases of art theft just like any other case involving stolen property. But today, a team of special agents at the FBI is devoted to tracking down priceless cultural artifacts. Dina Temple-Raston explores the world of real-life art heists.

The auto industry was battered by the defeat of its bailout package in the Senate. Then word came that the White House was willing to use some of the bailout funds approved earlier for the financial industry. But since then, the Bush administration hasn't acted.

In Oakland, Calif., a former transit police officer will be formally arraigned Thursday for the shooting death of an unarmed man. The incident on New Year's Day has irritated some long-standing racial tensions in Oakland. A protest Wednesday night was mild compared to one a week ago.

President Barack Obama is expected to sign an executive order Thursday closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center within a year and stopping military trials of terror suspects held there. It's one of a number of foreign policy decisions expected in coming days over how the United States treats terrorism suspects and foreign combatants.

The Senate Foreign Relations committee has heard from Hillary Clinton, who has been picked to be the next secretary of State. The committee chairman, Massachusetts Democrat John Kerry, promised a "fair and expeditious confirmation process."

As the famous poem puts it, Christmas is when children are "nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads." It's a lovely image. But it does prompt the question: What exactly is a sugarplum? The short answer: It's very good.

Tribune Co., which owns the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun and other daily newspapers, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The conglomerate also owns TV stations, the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field. It's been crushed by a drop in advertising and $13 billion in debt.

Utilities want the Supreme Court to reinstate a Bush administration regulation that was overturned by lower courts. The regulation allowed utilities to consider the cost of the cleanest technology and not install it if fails a cost-benefit analysis.

It is a day of thanks and praise for the pilot and rescue workers responsible for what is being called the "Miracle on the Hudson." All 155 people aboard US Airways flight 1549 are alive after the pilot achieved a remarkable splashdown in the Hudson River.

President-elect Barack Obama named Nancy Killefer as his chief performance officer. Her job will be to bring modern ideas of business efficiency to the White House. Obama also spoke of his plans to revive the economy without worsening the federal budget deficit.

New York chef David Chang talks about pork buns, the unexpected hit of his noodle shop, Motofuku. Chang, who has released a cookbook by the same name, discusses how easy it is to make the delectable pork buns.

A U.N. backed panel moved Monday to throw out a significant numbers of ballots cast for President Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan's disputed presidential election. The findings were sent to the country's electoral commission, which will decide whether to hold a runoff between Karzai and his main rival, Abdullah Abdullah.

The Liar's Club, Mary Karr's memoir about her hardscrabble childhood in Texas, was named one of the best books of 1995. In her new book, Lit, Karr details her early adult years and her struggles with alcohol, depression and motherhood.

About one in ten people have an autoimmune disease.

Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan faces 13 counts of premeditated murder and could face the death penalty for his alleged shooting of 12 soldiers and a civilian at a processing center for soldiers about to be deployed. Once the case goes to trial, it promises to be one of the highest profile cases ever within the military's justice system, and the Army is trying to do it by the book.

Former U.S. ambassador Peter Galbraith denies there were conflicts of interest when he advised the Kurdish government about their constitution. He says the Kurds knew about the business relationship he formed with a Norwegian oil company a year later. Nonetheless, some experts worry Galthraith's actions will make it more difficult for Americans to give advice independently without the suspicion of profit.

President Obama has asked for greater specificity and clarification of the options he was presented regarded policy in Afghanistan, administration officials say. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks about Obama's questions with Michele Norris.

The shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, has raised questions about the experience of Muslims who serve in the military. Rafael LanTigua, a lieutenant in the Army National Guard and a Muslim chaplain candidate, says Muslims have served in the armed forces since the Revolutionary War.

President Obama called Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday to congratulate him on winning a second term. Obama said he is ready to work with Karzai, but wants to write a new chapter in the relationship between the two countries.

Some apples are much better for baking whole than others, but which are the best? We've picked our favorite apple for baking — and found one classic cooking apple that failed the test.

Afghanistan's election commission has cancelled plans for a presidential runoff vote, and declared Hamid Karzai the winner. The move followed a decision by Karzai's only remaining challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, to pull out of the race.

Why can't you transfer your followers from one social media account to another? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Shane Tews of the American Enterprise Institute.

It's been a decade since Detroit became the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy. It's made a lot of progress since then but still faces challenges.

Donald Dell was one of the first agents for professional athletes — think Stan Smith, Michael Jordan, and Andy Roddick — and he's one of the greatest dealmakers ever. He shares his secrets in Never Make The First Offer.

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings have ended, and the Senate Judiciary Committee has delayed the vote on her nomination until next week. Former U.S. Atty. General Alberto Gonzales talks about the hearings, shares thoughts on the confirmation process, and what it would mean to have the first Latino judge on the Supreme Court.