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The government announced Thursday that it has increased the rate at which it is dismantling nuclear warheads. But the actual number of weapons taken apart is classified, as are most numbers associated with the stockpile. Some officials want those numbers revealed.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, leader of an independent panel investigating allegations of corruption in the Iraqi oil-for-food program managed by the United Nations, says his team must be given full access to documents in Baghdad. But the panel is only one of several investigations underway, and questions have arisen over which group should have the documents first. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that nurses with certain responsibilities are supervisors, and therefore barred from joining unions. Labor organizers say the ruling could cut the potential union membership among nurses by hundreds of thousands.

Tests that show green onions could be to blame for an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least three dozen people in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania leads the Taco Bell chain to stop serving the vegetables. Nine people remain hospitalized. Brad Linder reports.

During his first run for office in 1998, Democrat John Edwards used his telegenic personality and a populist message to win a North Carolina Senate race. For much of the past five years, his sights have been set on the White House.

We take a look at specific challenges that war veterans face as they try and find normalcy after leaving Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

A human rights group sues Yahoo Inc. for disclosures that helped Chinese authorities jail several dissidents. Human Rights USA says it will sue under the Torture Victims Protection Act and other U.S. laws.

Many school districts along the Gulf Coast have stopped functioning, at least temporarily. Getting the youngsters back in school -- wherever they are now -- is a huge challenge. Claudio Sanchez, sorts out some of the key questions about the task.

Democratic presidential candidates clashed over Iran and called for a tougher stance on China in a radio debate in Iowa Tuesday, broadcast by NPR and Iowa Public Radio. The forum comes just one month before the Iowa caucuses, as polls show a tight three-way race.

National City Mayor Nick Inzunza will declare his city a sanctuary for immigrants Saturday. However, Inzunza will not deliver his proclamation at a rally to celebrate the announcement. He’s afraid of