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  • Navy Investigating Alleged Cheating By Nuclear Trainees
    The cheating did not involve trainees working with nuclear weapons, so the scandal is not comparable to the one rocking the Air Force.
  • Microsoft Announces Nadella As CEO, New Role For Gates
    After a long and closely watched CEO search, Microsoft has tapped Satya Nadella, an insider and 22-year veteran of the company. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is stepping down as chairman and will help Nadella shape technology and product development.
  • Why Doing The Right Thing Doesn't Always Work In A 'Rules World'
    Host Michel Martin shares her thoughts on rules and how they trap people from following their instincts, in her regular 'Can I Just Tell You' essay.
  • Dr. Vivek Murthy, President Obama's nominee to be the next U.S. surgeon general, testifies Tuesday on Capitol Hill before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on his nomination.
    Surgeon General Pick's Tweets Annoy GOP, But Not Enough To Block Him
    Boston physician Vivek Murthy, an outspoken supporter of the Affordable Care Act, told a Senate panel that as surgeon general he'll focus on obesity, smoking cessation and vaccinating kids.
  • Amtrak trains on the Empire Builder route, which stops in Williston, N.D., have been facing long delays.
    Amtrak Fights Big Oil For Use Of The Rails
    Because of an influx of trains hauling crude oil and other freight across the Northern Plains, Amtrak is facing problems with unreliability, long delays, lost revenue and stranded passengers. An advocacy group wants the government to intervene.
  • A Mexican guard at a prison in Tijuana where 17 men are being held on charges they were digging a drug-smuggling tunnel from Tijuana to the U.S. border at San Diego. The men say they were kidnapped and forced to do the work.
    Tijuana Prisoner: I Was Forced To Dig Drug Tunnel To San Diego
    The Mexican man says he was one of 17 kidnapped by a cartel and forced to build drug-smuggling tunnels. Now he might be in prison for the rest of his life.
  • The Texas teen who was legally intoxicated last June when he caused a crash that killed four people and seriously wounded two others, was in a Fort Worth court Wednesday. Note: NPR avoids identifying minors who are prosecuted as juveniles or are victims of crimes. Other news outlets have reported his name, however.
    No Jail For Teen With 'Affluenza' Who Killed 4 In Crash
    The 16-year-old was legally drunk last June when he lost control of the truck he was driving. The crash left four people dead and two others severely wounded. His attorneys argued that a coddled upbringing contributed to the boy's problems.
  • Teenagers' sleep patterns may be a clue to their risk of depression.
    Less Sleep, More Time Online Raise Risk For Teen Depression
    Lack of sleep contributes to depression in teenagers, two studies find. Lack of exercise and lots of time online don't help, either. The solution, researchers say, is for parents to make sure their children are getting a good nine to 10 hours of sleep a night, even in high school.
  • Brooke Watson of Duke University gathers sound for the Sonic Dictionary.
    Sonic Dictionary: An Aural History Project
    If you don't know the meaning of a word, says Mary Caton Lingold at Duke University, you can look it up in the dictionary, but if you don't know what a particular sound sounds like, where do you go?The Sonic Dictionary, of course.
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Kicks Off New Tour
    The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is one of the most renowned performing arts companies in the world. They've kicked off their 2014 North American tour and they're blending old favorites with new performances. Host Michel Martin speaks with the company's artistic director Robert Battle.
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