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A German court found retired U.S. autoworker John Demjanjuk guilty of accessory to mass murder Thursday. Demjanjuk, who was born in Ukraine, served as a guard at a Nazi death camp during World War II, but there was no evidence he committed a specific crime. However, the court found that by volunteering to work at the camp, he had participated in mass murder.

Egypt's international allies have noticed signs that old agreements may no longer hold. While nothing is certain, Egypt's stance toward Israel and the Palestinians seems likely to shift most dramatically. There are indications "it won't be an easy ride for Israel anymore," an analyst says.

One of Libya's first citizen journalists tells the story of his escape to Tunisia and the two months he was forced to spend offline, causing many of his online contacts to fear he was dead.

The move gets Donald Verrilli one step closer to filling the spot vacated by Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan.

Jim Lehrer, longtime anchor of the PBS NewsHour announced Thursday that he will retire effective June 6. Lehrer's sober and thorough presentation of the news set the tone for the NewsHour and made him an effective anchor for many presidential debates. Robert Siegel talks to NPR's David Folkenflik for more.

The trial set to begin next week in Chicago could further inflame U.S.-Pakistan tensions. The case involves a man charged with conspiring with others in the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. But the bigger question at hand: Pakistan's role in the deadly attacks.

Richard M. Daley, the city's longest-serving mayor, leaves office next week after 22 years on the job. His father, who served 21 years as mayor, was called "the boss." But his son cultivated his own kind of clout.

When the Libyan rebels went to look for someone to run their war economy, they went to an unlikely source: an economics teacher at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Rex Ryan, the head coach of the New York Jets, has been called a lot of things: boastful, brash, profane and even fat. But one thing you can't call him is ineffective. In his new book, Play Like You Mean It, Ryan writes about his journey to the top.

The once-dormant race for the Republican presidential nomination is beginning to heat up. Earlier this week, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich officially declared his candidacy, and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas announced his candidacy Friday morning.