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Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez led a mission to save eight soldiers in Vietnam — and nearly died in the process. Decades later, his daughter recalls a father who believed honor wasn't won, but earned.

Republican Gov. John Kasich has proposed an increase in taxes on the extraction of natural gas. This follows last week's announcement of increased regulations on drilling.

The latest book by NPR's Noah Adams follows the quest by the Wright brothers to be the first to build a heavier-than-air craft that could fly on its own power. He talks about the book with NPR's Melissa Block at the site of the first-ever plane crash death in 1908. Read an excerpt from The Flyers describing that fateful day.

The owner of the Sago Mine in West Virginia has a theory on what caused the explosion that killed 12 miners: Lightning. But state and federal investigators are skeptical.

Despite promised reforms, textbooks in Saudi public schools continue to "reflect an ideology of hatred" against Christians, Jews and other Muslims, the head of a religious-freedom group says.

Renee Montagne talks to Lin Shao-wen, deputy director of the newsroom at China Radio International, about Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington.

Across the country, prom season is a chance for girls -- and their moms -- to indulge in a little fashion and glamour. For students at Saranac Lake High School, the right look often starts at Suzi D's Salon in Saranac Lake, N.Y. North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann reports.

Commentator Leroy Sievers has been spending way too much time in hospitals lately. The Washington journalist is undergoing treatment for cancer and has this reflection on his condition.

Rebel leader-turned-Vice President John Garang is buried in Juba, the largest city in southern Sudan. His death in an air crash last weekend sparked riots in Sudan's capital, and the unrest has left 130 people dead. CBC reporter David McGuffin speaks to Scott Simon from Juba.

Many animals, including some exotic ones, flourish along the margins of suburban development: red-tailed hawks, coyotes, snakes. Lisa Couturier tells Jennifer Ludden about her book The Hopes of Snakes. It weaves stories of animals with the lives of humans around them.