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The International Court of Justice is considering whether to grant a provisional measure that would protect Rohingya still living in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

Stocks are down more than 20% this year. Usually when that happens bonds hold their value. But right now both are down sharply, hurting retirees and people saving for college in 529 plans.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Cris deRitis, deputy chief economist at Moody's Analytics, about the impact of a potential U.S. debt default.

These are just some of the chilling accounts from Ukrainians in Kherson after 8 1/2 months under Russian occupation.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Iraqi novelist and poet Sinan Antoon about the legacy of the invasion of Iraq which happened 20 years ago.

The 2009 Social Security and Medicare Trustees report released Tuesday showed the funds will be exhausted a couple of years sooner than was reported last year. That's largely because high unemployment rates mean a lower level of payroll tax receipts being paid in to both programs. On the other hand, compared to what's happened to many private retirement accounts, Social Security is looking pretty healthy.

Much of what Americans learned from the news media Friday about the events in Newtown was wrong. Journalists know early accounts of crisis events are often misleading and incomplete, but often are compelled to pursue them without waiting for authoritative confirmation.

A year ago, the government said the personal information of millions of employees and others was stolen by hackers. Federal officials say they've boosted cybersecurity, but there's more work to do.

The Supreme Court's unanimous ruling upholds access to mifepristone, a drug used in more than 60% of abortions. The decision shocked some doctors and abortion rights advocates.

The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.