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Senior investigators say they did know that accused Fort Hood, Texas, shooter Nidal Hasan had communicated with people with links to al-Qaida. They say the leads were checked, and the content of the communications seemed in line with Hasan's professional research as a psychiatrist studying post-traumatic stress disorder.

As baby boomers enter their retirement years, old age is looking different than previous generations.

More than 4.2 million Latinos live in the Sunshine State, and that population is in the spotlight as Republican presidential candidates battle to win Florida's upcoming primary. Host Michel Martin discusses this crucial voting bloc with Gary Segura of Latino Decisions, and the Associated Press's Hispanic Affairs reporter Laura Wides-Munoz.

The Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines — 3 to 2 — to approve new net neutrality rules that would regulate access to the Internet more like a public utility.

Grete Bergman was among the first Gwich'in women to get traditional facial markings since colonizers barred the practice. She and markings artist Sarah Whalen-Lunn did it for their daughters.

The county commission approved $1.99 million, which will be matched by BayCare Health System to improve mental health services in the Hillsborough.

For all the pain it causes, inflation makes old debts easier to pay off. A silver-lining for countries burdened by pandemic debt? Maybe. But if history is any guide, that shine may be short-lived.

NPR has spoken to many of the musicians nominated for this year's Grammy Awards. NPR's Miles Parks listens back to some of the best moments.

Car makers are canceling some production shifts as protests over public health measures in Canada shut a key bridge that connects Detroit to Ontario.

Beijing will conduct mass testing of most of its 21 million people, authorities announced, as a new COVID-19 outbreak sparked stockpiling of food by residents.

Ten years after the Boston Marathon bombing, Robert Wheeler is training for this year's race. He's one of dozens of runners who survived the tragedy and has continued to run Boston in the years since.

Jonathan Martin abruptly left the NFL team last season. He said teammate Richie Incognito had made his life miserable. Investigators say Martin and two others were the targets of racial slurs and other taunting.

With millions of people out of work, food banks have seen a major surge in demand since March. But August is set to be one of the busiest months yet, and that worries food bank operators.

Power outages and snowstorms have suspended mass vaccination clinics in Missouri and Texas. Vaccine managers are working to reschedule appointments and to limit the impact of disruptions.

It's literary awards season. The Nobel, the National Book Awards shortlists, and the Man Booker Prize were all recently announced. Author Jason Sheehan recommends some reading on all this reading.

Severe weather across several states in the Midwest and the South have left dozens injured and destroyed hundreds of buildings. In Kentucky, the governor says at least 70 people may be dead.

The singer will become the first woman to start a new fashion line with the luxury group, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, and the first woman of color to lead one of its fashion houses.

During his State of the Union address, President Bush seemed to have placed his faith in the maintenance of things as they are. He and the Republicans are reverting to a strategy of holding the line -- at least for now.

President Bush on Wednesday named conservative commentator and talk radio personality Tony Snow as the new White House press secretary. Madeleine Brand speaks with Slate political contributor John Dickerson about what the former Fox News anchor and commentator will bring to the job.

A previously unknown composition by Johann Sebastian Bach has been discovered by a classical music scholar in Germany. The two-page, handwritten aria was composed in 1713 for soprano, strings and basso continuo.

State wildlife officials moved to increase protections for pelicans who become entangled in fishing lines at the Sunshine Skyway pier. But many bird advocates say it's not enough.

There's a growing expectation that Ukraine and Russia are headed for an escalation on the battlefield in the near future. This comes as both sides are receiving new supplies of weaponry.

Cannabis growers are scrambling to ward off a highly infectious crop disease that's spreading from coast to coast. The threat puts pressure on businesses to think of safety before the bottom line.

President Trump is picking a fight with Amazon. Steve Inskeep talks to Forbes magazine contributor Pamela Danziger about why it might be a battle he can't win.

Gymnastics Ireland has apologized for the incident. But the girl's mother says the group hasn't done enough. Video shows an official giving medals to a line of girls except the only Black participant.