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London's closed-circuit television system was of significant benefit in tracking bombing suspects last week. Some U.S. police officials hope to adopt similar systems, but they must overcome concerns about privacy and other abuses.

Movies about unlikely buddies such as Harold and Maude and Midnight Cowboy inspired writer and director Ryan Fleck. His latest film, Half Nelson, chronicles the friendship between a student and her drug-addicted teacher.

India has overtaken Japan as home to the most billionaires in Asia. Yet it also has the world's largest population of hungry people, as one reporter's continuing journey down the Ganges River reveals.

The former House speaker announced Friday that she will run for reelection in 2024. She revealed her plans at a breakfast with volunteers in San Francisco and then followed up on X.

NPR's Eyder Peralta plays the puzzle with Paula Cerrone from Hershey, PA, and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Rudy Giuliani has surrendered in Atlanta to be booked as part of county prosecutors' investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Giuliani faces 13 felony counts.

It's a safe bet that the last thing you'd do after losing your job is give away money. But every day, Reed Sandridge, who was laid off from a nonprofit group last year, walks up to a stranger and gives the person $10.

When Sen. John McCain visits his old stomping grounds in Annapolis, Md., he's likely to eat at Pusser's Caribbean Grille. The maritime-themed restaurant shares its recipe for Haitian-Creole seafood gumbo.

On Oct. 17, 1907, panic began to spread on Wall Street after two men tried to corner the copper market. In the months preceding the panic, the stock market was shaky at best; banks and securities firms were contending with major liquidity problems. By mid-October, Wall Street was paralyzed; for days, there were runs on several large banks.

Thousands of lawyers, journalists and opposition activists in Pakistan stage a sit-in to demand President Gen. Pervez Musharraf step down.