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Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling formally surrenders to the FBI in Houston, after being indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to the company's collapse. Skilling is the highest-ranking former Enron executive to date to face criminal charges. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and Mary Flood of the Houston Chronicle.

As polls close, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is the projected victor in Virginia's Democratic primary, leading by a solid margin over Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina. It would be Kerry's first win in a southern state. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and NPR's David Welna.

Around three dozen Iraqis are killed when a car bomb explodes outside an army recruiting center in Baghdad, in the second suicide attack in as many days. On Tuesday, more than 50 Iraqis were killed in a car bombing outside a police station south of the Iraqi capital. Nearly all the victims in both attacks were men applying for jobs. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

Most polls show health care is a top concern for Democratic primary voters. The Democratic presidential candidates talk about health care regularly, but they don't always provide an accurate description of the issues and figures involved. NPR's Julie Rovner reports.

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's website Infowars has filed for bankruptcy. The move could put on hold defamation lawsuits over false claims that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax.

Ukraine's president says the Russian offensive in the east has begun. A federal judge has struck down the transportation mask mandate. Dozens of Chinese cities are in some kind of COVID lockdown.

When Russia invaded Ukraine, Eka Koliubaieva and her two daughters fled to the U.S., where a Virginia couple took them in after learning about the family's plight from a Facebook post.

HIV remains a problem in the U.S. because people don't use life-saving prevention and treatments. COVID is heading down the same path. Here are insights from people fighting on the frontlines of HIV.

After the Crimea invasion, a backlash against Russian books filled with propaganda led to the growth of Ukraine's own book industry. But Russia's latest attacks and Covid have created major obstacles.

Elon Musk is trying to buy Twitter in a $43 billion takeover, which the company's board is attempting to resist. What's at stake, and where is all this going?