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Each year the families of Korean War MIAs gather in Washington to receive a briefing on the status of their unaccounted-for relatives. This year was different and the largest gathering ever.

Hundreds of Nicaraguans are arriving in Costa Rica daily, fleeing the conflict in their country. The country is straining to provide services to the refugees and undergoing a sense of deja vu back to the days of the Nicaraguan Revolution.

A 29-year-old Richard Russell stole a plane from Seattle's airport, flying for about an hour and a half before crashing on a nearby island. No one else was on board, the airline said.

The federal deficit ballooned to $779 billion in the fiscal year just ended — a remarkable tide of red ink for a country not mired in recession or war.

Democrats have been declared the winners in several House races since Election Day, increasing the total number of GOP seats that flipped.

We asked voters to describe their Election Day experiences. Some talked about bringing their children along or about talking with their grandchildren about the privileges of voting.

NPR's David Greene speaks with commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions about the history of exit polling.

David Greene talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions about the history of U.S.-North Korea relations.

"First, I want to take a bath. A really hot bath," she tells her cousin over the phone.

Clarence Fountain was one of the last surviving founding members of The Blind Boys of Alabama. They first met as pre-teens at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in the early 1940s. Fountain died Sunday of complications from diabetes at 88.