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  • Senate Report Blasts CIA's Prewar Iraq Intelligence
    A report issued Friday by the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee says claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction were "not supported by the underlying intelligence." The report blames the CIA for overstating the threat and criticizes outgoing CIA Director George Tenet for skewing advice to top policy makers. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and NPR's Tom Gjelten.
  • Scientist Tied To Anthrax Case Dies
    A top U.S. government scientist who helped investigate deadly anthrax attacks in 2001 reportedly committed suicide as the federal probe shifted to him. Bruce Ivins, 62, was a bioresearcher at defense labs in Fort Detrick, Maryland.
  • Infrastructure Bill Expected To Pass As Early As Monday Night
    The Senate pushed the bill — one of President Biden's top priorities — closer to passage on Sunday.
  • The exterior of the Los Alamos National Laboratories facility.
    Lab Suspends Employees Over Missing Data
    The Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico places 15 employees on mandatory leave as the FBI investigates the disappearance of two data storage devices containing classified information. The incident raises questions over the balance between protecting top secret research at the nuclear weapons lab and scientists who value working unhindered by elaborate security measures. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.
  • Here are the key primary election results from Washington
    In Washington, two Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump are aiming to fend off primary opponents.
  • New START negotiator Rose Gottemoeller speaks to reporters in 2010 in Washington, D.C. The acting undersecretary of state for arms control is looking into ways social media tools can help regulate nuclear weapons.
    A New Weapon Against Nukes: Social Media
    A top State Department official wants to unleash the power of Twitter, Facebook and other services to crowdsource the fight to control the world's nuclear weapons.
  • The Brothers Nazaroff is five klezmer musicians from three continents, brought together by a love of the curious 1954 recording <em>Jewish Freilach Songs.</em>
    60 Years Later, A Wild, Baffling Recording Finds A Modern Spark
    In 1954, Folkways Records released an album that sold so poorly, the royalties to date total less than a thousand dollars. Today, five of the top names in klezmer have gathered to recreate it.
  • Luann McVey holds a sign before the start of a rally held in support of the Alaska university system on Feb. 13 in Juneau, Alaska.
    University Of Alaska Readies For Budget Slash: 'We May Likely Never Recover'
    Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy slashed $130 million, or 41%, from the budget of a university system that serves more than 26,000 students. Layoffs, elimination of programs and campus closures are likely.
  • Joey Cappuccitti, who works at a Maximus call center, talks with a person looking for help with New York's insurance exchange.
    New York's Insurance Exchange Readies For Holiday Rush
    As a Dec. 23 enrollment deadline for health insurance that starts Jan. 1 looms, New York state is staffing up its call center and smoothing out the rough spots on its application to meet growing demand. As time runs down, the state is trying to fix technical and design issues that came up when the site debuted in October.
  • Breaking Boundaries At A Harlem Barbershop
    Black salons and barbershops, which serve as local hangouts, are pillars of the Harlem community. One relatively new resident enters one for a haircut for the first time.
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