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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Robert G. Edwards for the development of human in vitro fertilization therapy. His work led to the first "test-tube baby" in England in 1978, and opened a new field of medicine devoted to the treatment of infertility.

It's nearly time for the Super Bowl, but Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine tells NPR's Scott Simon that more people are talking about off-the-field scandals than the actual game.

A traveling exhibit highlighting rural innovation features seven Illinois communities. Fairbury and Chatsworth partnered to bring "Spark! Places of Innovation" to Livingston County.

A look at the week in politics that's been dominated by U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

California's Central Valley produces many of the fruits and vegetables consumed by Americans — but not by the residents themselves.

Terryn Wingler-Petty and other Virginia Tech students were walking to class Monday morning when their day was interrupted by gunfire. Wingler-Petty was herded into a building across from Norris Hall, where she watched as people jumped out the window.

Lloyd's journey to success was long and hard-fought. In her new memoir, she describes how she nearly quit playing soccer and reveals painful details about her strained relationship with her parents.

California will need to remove about 100 million tons of heat-trapping gasses each year to meet its ambitious climate goals. A new startup stepped in and is attracting millions to support the effort.

Pakistan's being battered by a fresh wave of attacks by the Taliban and their associates. Recently militants have killed foreign tourists, a tribal peace committee chief, policemen and soldiers. Many Pakistanis feel anger and frustration over the unrelenting violence in their country. But in the Hindu Kush mountains, people dream of peace.

Rupert Murdoch, his son and the former head of his newspaper business in the United Kingdom appeared before a Parliamentary committee Tuesday, facing questions about the News of The World phone-hacking scandal. The head of the Metropolitan Police, who is leaving his job because of connections to the scandal, faced another committee.