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Secretary of State Colin Powell tells a Senate hearing that the recent upsurge in violence in Iraq is "disquieting" but insists the United States won't be driven out. President Bush's supporters warn that the growing criticism of U.S. policy on Iraq undercuts efforts to establish a democracy in the country. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi vows to maintain his country's participation in the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, despite the execution of an Italian hostage by Iraqi militants. The militants are threatening to kill three other Italian hostages seized this week if Italian troops aren't withdrawn. Hear NPR's Sylvia Poggioli.

Medical researchers have made only modest progress treating the most common cancers since the war on cancer was declared in 1971. The disease has proved far more complicated than doctors had hoped.

T. Boone Pickens was a pioneer in the energy industry, founded his own hedge fund and was an early activist for shareholder rights. He was also a generous philanthropist.

Last November, Sherrod Brown of Ohio was elected to his third term in the U.S. Senate. The Democrat served as the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 13th...

The Reds can't seem to be healthy, Indians find themselves on a bit of a hot streak. Forty years ago, 10 Cent Beer Night plagued Cleveland. The NBA Finals…

The Metropolitan Opera presents Georges Bizet's Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) live in HD in movie theaters world wide on Saturday, January 16…

Appraisal: W. T. Grant Sit-in Lunch Counter Stool, ca. 1960

What did and didn't get done at the U.S.-China White House summit

We can't see this possible 9th planet, but we feel its presence