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Studies suggest that a drug millions of Americans take to lower cholesterol may help people with multiple sclerosis. But experts urge doctors and patients to wait for evidence that it works in humans. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

Advocates have called for the court or Congress to reform the qualified immunity doctrine, the controversial legal defense that protects police from liability when accused of misconduct.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Yvens Rumbold, director of communications for Policite in Haiti, about the security situation in the country after 17 missionaries were kidnapped by a local gang.

In Southern California, the Alisal Fire has been burning for a week along one of the most scenic stretches of the coast north of Santa Barbara. It is now 78% contained.

In many hospitals, the only thing keeping ICUs fully staffed is a rotating cast of traveling nurses. Hospitals are having to pay them so much that their staff nurses are tempted to hit the road too.

Some observers are pinning Democratic losses in the midterm elections on low turnout by black voters. Analysts cite a lack of campaign focus on domestic issues among factors that kept some voters home. NPR's Juan Williams reports.

A new analysis of hospital staffing in critical-care units reveals that ICU patients treated by staff who specialize in critical care techniques are less likely to die and generally spend less time in the hospital. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports.

Commentator John Feinstein joins Bob Edwards to talk about his new book The Punch: One Night, Two Lives, and the Fight That Changed Basketball Forever.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports environmental issues were not key components of this years election, but they are sure to be one of the main issues in the next Congress. Environmentalists are worried that Americans will be kept in the dark on environmental policy now that Republicans control both the House and the Senate.

Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-MO) is expected to announce that he will no longer serve as House Democratic leader. Gephardt's decision comes after midterm elections in which Democrats lost seats in the House of Representatives. NPR's Bob Edwards speaks with NPR's Cokie Roberts.