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This image from the FBI website shows Abu Anas al-Libi, who was captured in a U.S. operation on Saturday in Libya.

U.S. Raids In Libya And Somalia Target Al-Qaida Network

Al-Qaida operative Abu Anas al-Libi reportedly was snatched from a street in Libya, while a U.S. Navy SEAL team in Somalia met stiff resistance; it's not yet clear whether their target — a top al-Shabab leader — was killed.

Skating Championships Take The Rink In Alternate City

Top figure skaters are lacing up for the World Figure Skating Championships beginning Monday in Moscow, and the host city is as newsworthy as the skaters. The contests were to be held a month ago in Tokyo, but the massive earthquake in Japan forced the International Skating Union to scramble for a substitute venue. Host Liane Hansen talks to USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan about the World Figure Skating Championships.

Ongoing Debate Centers On Revising Tax Code

The deadline to get tax returns in is Monday. David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal, talks to Mary Louise Kelly about taxes, deficits and efforts to overhaul the tax code.

Success hasn't come easily for Noah and the Whale, whose sound has changed constantly from album to album.

Noah And The Whale: A Folk-Pop Band, Forever In Flux

Noah and the Whale has inspired a devoted following ever since its first album landed in the British Top 10 in 2008. But success hasn't come easily, and its sound has changed constantly.

Around The Classical Internet: June 10, 2011

A dissolved orchestra, a roster of some handsomely paid CEOs and a viola melee that ended quite badly: all the classical news that's fit to link.

On Dec. 9, 2008, former Freddie Mac CEO Richard Syron (left) and former Fannie Mae CEO Daniel Mudd wait to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Securities and Exchange Commission has brought civil fraud charges against six former top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, including Syron and Mudd.

SEC Charges Ex-Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac CEOs

The mortgage giants had to be taken over by the government in 2008 and then propped up by taxpayers. In a lawsuit, the SEC accused the officials of misleading investors about the firms' exposure to subprime mortgages.

Generic hydrocodone plus acetaminophen pills seen in a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt., in 2013.

Americans Weigh Addiction Risk When Taking Painkillers

Doctors and patients are trying to balance the need for pain relief and the potential for trouble. In an NPR poll, addiction and side effects were the top concerns.

Kandinsky's <em>Painting No. 201</em>, on the left, was the inspiration for the salad on the right, which was used to test diners' appreciation of the dish.

Kandinsky On A Plate: Art-Inspired Salad Just Tastes Better

Would a salad arranged like an abstract painting be more enjoyable and valuable to diners than a typical salad presentation? Psychologists tried to find out.

Soum Rithy (center left), who lost family members during the Khmer Rouge regime, and Chum Mey, a survivor of the notorious Tuol Sleng prison, embrace after the verdicts were announced Thursday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Senior Khmer Rouge Leaders Found Guilty Of Crimes Against Humanity

The verdict is the first to be handed down against the top Khmer Rouge leadership. As many as 2 million people died in the regime's "killing fields." The two men will serve life in prison.

Sandwich Monday: The Pizza Cake

For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try the Pizza Cake, which is a fancy way of saying "a bunch of pizzas stacked on top of each other."

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