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A community is holding its breath, awaiting a decision on whether to charge police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, 18. Brown's family is calling for calm.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to the New York Times' Eric Schmitt on the hostage rescue in Yemen.

An Egyptian court has dismissed murder charges against ousted President Hosni Mubarak. NPR's Scott Simon talks with correspondent Leila Fadel about how Egyptians are reacting to the decision.

An industry group calls an attempt to regulate the career college industry "unlawful, arbitrary and irrational."

Marissa Alexander had been sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing what she said was a warning shot at her husband and his two children in 2010. Under the plea deal, she will serve 65 more days.

People in their 60s who run for exercise use energy as efficiently as much younger people. That wasn't true for older people who walked instead.

About 50 civil society activists from Afghanistan are in London for a major international conference. They hope to have a larger say in their country's future than they have in the past.

An independent review panel calls for changes ranging from a better fence at the White House to a new approach to training and leadership within the Secret Service.

Nature and nurture both matter, and having love and support from parents early on makes make academic and social success as an adult more likely, a study finds. But a child's temperament matters too.

The holidays are a time for giving — and for scams that prey on altruism, particularly among older adults. But several products on the market are designed to help fight fraud that targets seniors.