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Nominee for FBI Director Christopher Wray will have his confirmation hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

FBI Director Nominee Christopher Wray Could Help Steady The Bureau Amid Turmoil

The former prosecutor operates outside the spotlight. But his friends and mentors say he appreciates Justice Department traditions and will uphold them if he's confirmed to lead the FBI.

In a hospital in Dhankuta, Nepal, a mother sits with her son, who is recovering from hernia surgery.

'I Hope The Hospital Has Enough Diesel For Their Generator'

A health crisis grips the country, triggered by fuel blockades. Medicine is in short supply. But our writer, living in Kathmandu, needed emergency surgery.

Songs We Love: The Spirit Of The Beehive, 'Ricky (Caught Me Tryin')'

With a woozy hook that's as dissonant as it is catchy, the Philadelphia band's new song mixes the pretty with the messy.

Lou Reed performs in New York City in 2004. "I wanted to write a book that took Lou ... seriously," says biographer Anthony DeCurtis.

Biographer Sought To Write The Kind Of Book Lou Reed 'Deserved'

"It wasn't like I had to go looking for the drugs and the sex," Anthony DeCurtis says. "Lou wrote about it ... so I felt it was fair game." DeCurtis' new book is Lou Reed: A Life.

San Diego State Basketball Team Prevails Over Utah

Aztecs, ranked 16th nationally, beat Utes 53-49

Three people on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange display their Blackberry smartphones, Wednesday, May 30, 2012.

FBI Bust Aims To Shut Traffickers Out Of Encrypted Networks

A San Diego federal grand jury indicted the founder of a company behind a super encrypted messaging system, which law enforcement officials say aids criminal networks around the globe.

Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., executive producer, host and writer of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., Season 4, premiering Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 at 8 p.m. on PBS.

FINDING YOUR ROOTS: Season 4

Airs Tuesdays, Oct. 3 - Nov. 21 and Dec. 12 & 19, 2017 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

On Feb. 13, people in Pyongyang watch a public broadcast regarding the Feb. 12 launch of a long-range ballistic missile at an undisclosed location — the first fired in Donald Trump's presidency. The U.N. Security Council on Feb. 13 unanimously condemned the missile test by North Korea.

S. Korea: North Test-Fires Handful Of 'Unknown Projectiles' Into Japan Waters

The projectiles were launched Sunday from near North Korea's missile base of Tongchang-ri, says South Korea's military. At least one of the missiles flew about 620 miles.

The World's Largest Salt Flat, Set To A Celestial Score

The desolate landscape of Salar de Uyuni provides the backdrop for a song by Stars Of The Lid's Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie. "The Few Of Us Left" refers to the people who harvest salt on the flats.

Apple pie: The all-American dessert we eat to celebrate Independence Day actually reveals our dependence on foods with far-flung origins.

As Chinese, Iranian and Indonesian As Apple Pie

The flavorful fruits originated in Central Asia; the wheat, in the Mideast. The lard? Courtesy of the Spanish. Spices came via the Banda Islands. Put them altogether for an all-American treat.

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