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The National Cathedral, closed since sustaining extensive damage from the August earthquake that shook Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area, will reopen on Nov. 12, according to officials.

Heroic POW or al-Qaida double agent? Howard Gordon, creator and producer of the new Showtime thriller, Homeland, talks about the twists and turns of the series, and explains why it's very different from his previous show, 24.

Civil rights leader Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth has died, according to reports. He was 89. In the 1950s, his activism resulted in beatings and attempts on his life in Birmingham,, where he established the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights in 1956.

Private bankers who serve some of the world's richest families are seeing clients pile money into "catastrophe portfolios" and real estate, seeking defensive positions that might help them weather a far-reaching economic storm that has roiled stock markets worldwide.

As the longest-serving governor of Texas, Rick Perry has overseen the application of the death penalty more than any other U.S. governor — 236 times, and counting. But Perry actually has little to do with the mechanics of capital punishment in his state. And, some criminal justice reformers say, he's anything but a hang-'em-high governor.

As Medicare moves to link hospital payments to the costs and quality of care, hospitals that serve large minority populations could get hurt. That's one implication of an analysis that looks at the cost and quality of care given at individual hospitals across the nation.

From the Democratic perspective, the beauty of such a surtax comes from how voters across the ideological spectrum have expressed approval for higher taxes on the wealthy to reduce federal deficits and for job creation. Not surprisingly, Democratic voters show the strongest support but there's significant support among Republicans, too.

Melissa Block talks with NPR's Don Gonyea about Sarah Palin's announcement that she won't run for president.

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died Wednesday at the age of 56. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer seven years ago. President Obama said "the world has lost a visionary." Business leaders around the world — including Apple's biggest rivals — are also paying tribute.

The device is called the Aakash, which means sky in Hindi, and will be available to students for $35. The aim is to close a vast digital divide in India where, by one estimate, only five in 100 people use the Internet.