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In their final debate, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry differ sharply on domestic issues, including taxes, education and the economy. On health care, the president promotes medical savings accounts. Kerry argues that providing health coverage for all Americans is paramount. Hear NPR's Mara Liasson.

"I'm an originalist and a textualist, not a nut," the Supreme Court justice says in a rare interview. He breaks down why he believes it is important to "destroy" wrong opinions and why he won't be John McCain's running mate.

After spending four months in Tehran's Evin Prison, a Woodrow Wilson Center scholar was back at work Monday. Haleh Esfandiari, who runs the Middle East program at the Washington-based center, met with reporters to talk about her time in captivity.

Is Dada really dead? Not according to NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu. He'll talk about how his new impractical handbook for practical living, "The Posthuman Dada Guide," can save us from the modern high-tech world.

On Friday, the San Diego Comic-Con plays host to the 20th Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. The Awards are named in honor of pioneering comic book artist and writer Will Eisner. The Eisner Awa

What does a global decline of the fish population mean to Californians? What is the state of our fish supply? Should we be concerned? A fishing industry representative and a conservancy manager discus

A surge of diamond mining in northern Canada aims to be a boon for the economy. Running a mining operation in the remote tundra region of the Northwest Territories is costly and challenging, but demand for conflict-free diamonds is high.

Mexico's federal election tribunal has ruled Tijuana's former Mayor Jorge Hank Rhon can run for governor of Baja California. The decision overrules the state tribunal and ends two weeks of tense uncer

In the latest move aimed at getting credit moving again, the Federal Reserve detailed steps to help money market mutual funds by buying commercial paper. Such actions over the past three weeks have begun to stabilize the credit markets, financial professionals say.

Who was behind the inflammatory ad that showed Obama wearing a turban? The answer could be the start of a joke: a hypnotherapist, an apolitical wedding videographer, and a felon now on the run. And they still haven't paid for the ad.