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The U.S. is prosecuting pirates again. Piracy is one of the oldest crimes in federal law. Three cases have been heard in Virginia, including one in which five Somali men were sentenced this week to life plus 80 years. Often, suspects claim to be minors, and the government has to spend time trying to find out if it's true.

At the Supreme Court on Monday, it was a rough day for working people. In two cases, the justices split 5-4 along ideological lines to make it harder for employees to win discrimination lawsuits. The court raised new hurdles for plaintiffs who claim they're victims of bias and that companies retaliated against them.

Brazil's new president is headed to China this weekend in an effort to put Latin America's largest economy back on the world stage after years of isolation by his far right predecessor.

U.S. employers added 311,000 jobs in February, only a modest slowdown from the previous month, indicating the labor market remains hot. The unemployment rate rose to 3.6% from 3.4% in January.

As the Jan. 6 committee wraps up its hearings, a recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found a majority of Americans believe democracy is at risk and want members of Congress to compromise.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Dr. Douglas Carlson of the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine about a spike in RSV, respiratory syncytial virus, infections in children.

Putin said the plan was in response to Britain's decision this past week to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium.

Ottawa's beloved skating canal has failed to ice over properly for the first time in its history. Scientists are trying to figure out how to sustain the tradition as global temperatures rise.

The Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act includes tax breaks for electric vehicle battery manufacturers. But some European countries are concerned about increased competition from the U.S.

The Department of Defense releases a long-awaited manual covering treatment of prisoners during interrogation. The Army Field Manual covers all the armed services, except the CIA.