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Syrian Activist's Offer Of Talks With Assad Draws Mixed Response

by: Susannah George

Moaz al-Khatib sent waves through the Syrian activist community this week when he announced via Facebook that he

by: Merrit Kennedy

In Cairo you can get most anything — food, medicine, groceries — delivered right to your door, anytime.

by: Tom Bowman

The economy shrunk in the fourth quarter — for the first time in three years — and one of the critical reasons was a drop in defense spending.

by: Mara Liasson

Hillary Clinton leaves her job Friday as secretary of state with sky high

Hagel's Hearing: 7 Things We Learned

by: Frank James

So what did we learn from defense secretary-nominee Chuck Hagel's sometimes rocky confirmation hearing Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee?

by: Ari Shapiro

Chuck Hagel, who spent more than a decade in the Senate asking witnesses questions at hearings, will be the one answering them Thursday as his confirmation hearing to be secretary of defense begins

by: Liz Halloran

The halting testimony of former Arizona Rep.

by: Sandy Hausman

In Charlottesville, Va., residents are buzzing about a gun incident — but it wasn't a shooting. Sunday evening, a man walked into a supermarket with a loaded rifle.

by: Mark Memmott

After bad news about late 2012 — that the U.S.

As China Builds, Cambodia's Forests Fall

by: Michael Sullivan

China's demand for natural resources is being felt in a big way in Cambodia.

by: Sean Carberry

The new U.S. military policy on women serving in combat roles was crafted in Washington, but it will play out in places like Afghanistan.

by: Mark Memmott

Saying their proposal would "secure the border, modernize and streamline our current legal immigration system" and create "a tough but fair legalization program for individuals who are currently he

by: NPR Staff

In California in the early 1980s, a cracked tooth sent Mike Williams to the dentist's office.

Even Syrian Activists Fall In Love On Facebook

by: Susannah George

Syrian activists tend to spend long nights on Skype and Facebook, sending and receiving updates on the battle to oust the government.

And online is also where they sometimes fall in love.

Manti Te'o: 'What I Went Through Was Real'

by: Eyder Peralta

In his first TV interview, Manti Te'o told Katie Couric Th

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