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Robert Siegel talks with NPR's Julie Rovner about the Food and Drug Administration's decision to approve sales of the so-called morning-after pill without a prescription. The new rules allow women over 18 to buy the "Plan B" drug over the counter. The decision comes after three years of national debate over access to emergency contraception.

Why is it important that people exercise in their senior years? We discuss what kinds of exercises seniors should do, and the long-term health benefits that can be gained from staying physically fit as we age.

The death toll from storms that swept across the country yesterday climbed to 20 and may go higher. Eight students died in a single high school in Enterprise, Ala., when a tornado slammed into their building. As the storm moved into Georgia, there were more tornadoes; at least six people died as a result.

Fed Chairman Benjamin Bernanke calls for China to reduce its massive trade surplus. Among his suggestions: enact policies to increase China's consumer spending; embrace more flexibility in the exchange rate; and develop more of a 'social safety net', so that households will be less preoccupied with saving and more willing to invest.

A Response to Rising Gas Prices

What should the future of downtown San Diego be? Three people with different perspectives talk about their vision for downtown.

Larry Craig says that if he can clear his name before his self-imposed Sept. 30 resignation date, he'll stay in the Senate. But his refusal to go away quietly has dismayed his GOP colleagues and angered some former supporters.

"Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America -- they will be met," President Barack Obama said in his inaugural address.

Researchers say they've successfully treated monkeys who were infected with Marburg virus, a cousin of the Ebola virus. This is the first time a vaccine has been shown to be effective as a treatment for deadly viruses like Marburg.

There is an old saying that dead men tell no tales. But forensic experts at the FBI's special projects lab could write a book from the information they get from a simple skull. The reconstructions that forensic artists build on skulls can give the dead new life.