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Pork producers are feeling threatened by efforts to change their industry.

David J. Linden received a terminal cancer diagnosis and was told he had between six and 18 more months to live.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa tweeted today that he has submitted his resignation, “effective immediately,” amid his country's worst economic crisis in decades.

In Texas, a 2,000-year-old Roman sculpture turned up at a Goodwill store. What followed, for one woman, was a years-long effort to learn how it got there and to try to return it to its rightful owner.

More than 2,500 champion show dogs have descended upon Madison Square Garden for the 129th Westminster Kennel Club's dog show. One of the top African-American handlers in the sport is there, hoping to make history. Allison Keyes reports.

NPR's Melissa Block looks back on the history of New York State's abortion law. The country's most liberal, abortion law was signed thirty years ago by Governor Nelson Rockefeller.

The Supreme Court rules in a 5-3 vote that workers in some cases can win age discrimination claims in court without proving intentional discrimination. The court said employers adopting policies that disproportionately affect workers over the age of 40 can be sued.

Lawyer Johnnie Cochran, who led the defense team that won an acquittal for O.J. Simpson, died Tuesday in Los Angeles of a brain tumor at age 67. A look back at the life and career of the celebrity attorney who became a household name, thanks to the Simpson trial.

Stocks continue to slump on fears about inflation – and whether the Federal Reserve can bring down prices without sparking a recession.

The Pentagon receives the results of another investigation into alleged abuse of prisoners by the U.S. military, this one focusing on harsh interrogations at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It's the seventh major report on alleged torture techniques since last year's scandal at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.