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The FBI this week may release some of the evidence against Bruce Ivins, a U.S. government researcher who was under investigation for the anthrax attacks of 2001. He killed himself last week. Investigators have told NPR they were still several major legal steps away from an indictment.

For decades, scientists have been trying to solve two big mysteries about the sun. One is how the solar wind reaches a speed of more than 1 million miles per hour. The other is why the sun's atmosphere is millions of degrees hotter than its surface. Now, scientists say a Japanese spacecraft is providing answers.

Some say it will only be a few decades before world supplies of oil are so depleted that it will become too expensive to use for transportation or generating power.

Clint Eastwood has a new film, "Jackass 3D" breaks box office records its opening weekend, and Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" gets the cinematic treatment.

Deadly bombings continue in Baghdad after an attack on a largely Shiite neighborhood Thursday killed more than 200 people. As the death toll rises, politicians loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have threatened to withdraw from the government if Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki meets with President Bush next week.

After more than a month, fighting in the Middle East stopped Monday. Still, questions remain about whether the ceasefire can hold until an international force arrives.

Fans of Apple computers got word that their favorite company is going into the phone business. Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced its new iPhone, which combines a mobile phone — including a camera — with a music player. At the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco, Jobs also introduced the Apple TV device.

As more Americans find themselves living in privately-owned communities, more lawsuits arise from residents running afoul of the rules and regulations governing those communities. We navigate the lega

As Congress prepares to write a budget to guide this year's tax and spending decisions, some Senate Republicans join Democrats in calling for a "pay as you go rule," which would mandate that any future tax cuts be offset by spending cuts. House Republicans vehemently oppose such measures. The dispute reveals a GOP divided over fiscal policy. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Ross Baker, a political science professor at Rutgers University.

Imagine trying to plan your budget for next month without knowing what your paycheck will look like. That's the situation California schools find themselves in most years because of the way the state