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  • A protester prepares to hurl a Molotov cocktail at police in downtown Kiev, Ukraine. Ukrainian opposition leaders issued an ultimatum to the president: call for an early election or face attack.
    In Ukraine, Protesters Warn They'll Go 'On The Attack'
    Clashes with security forces turned deadly Wednesday. Two demonstrators were reportedly shot and killed. The body of another was later found. Protesters have been demanding that President Viktor Yanukovych hold early elections. They've given him one more day to agree.
  • A firefighter walks past the Residence du Havre after the fire in L'Isle Verte, Quebec. At least three people died in the blaze at the seniors' home. Early reports were that another 30 people were missing.
    Many Missing After Massive Fire At Seniors' Home In Quebec
    Flames tore through a seniors' residence early Thursday in a town about 280 miles northeast of Montreal. At least three people were killed. Early reports from officials on the scene indicated that as many as 30 more people had not been accounted for in the hours immediately after the blaze.
  • The loo for two in Sochi: BBC correspondent Steve Rosenberg snapped this picture in the men's room at the cross-country skiing and biathlon center.
    Twin Toilets In Sochi: Some Wonder Why That's A Big Deal
    It's a picture that's been swirling around the Web: side-by-side toilets in the men's room at one of the Winter Olympics sites in Russia. Should overly sensitive sorts just calm down? Or is this a symbol of an Olympics where much of the money has been figuratively flushed?
  • Scientists tested their radiation detection app on four smartphones, concluding that it works well enough to be a useful warning system for first responders.
    Weekly Innovation: A Radiation Detector In Your Smartphone
    Scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory created and tested an Android app that could allow your smartphone to detect gamma radiation. They say the technology could be used as radiation detectors by first responders.
  • A snippet of the data ProPublica obtained from the federal government about Medicare Part D, the prescription drug benefit for seniors.
    How Will Medicare Pull Back The Curtain On Pay For Doctors?
    After successful legal challenges, Medicare will soon begin to release data about how much it pays doctors. The details remain unknown, but three recent projects offer clues. Don't expect an app or website that will be easy for consumers to use.
  • Listeners Weigh In On 'Real' And 'Perceived' Racism
    Guest host Celeste Headlee and editor Ammad Omar crack open the listener inbox. This week they take on letters about racism, perceived and real.
  • Are E-Books Killing Reading For Fun?
    Americans are reading differently than they used to: more e-books, more audio books and young people choosing not to read at all. Guest host Celeste Headlee looks at this country's changing reading habits with Pew Research Center's Kathryn Zickuhr and librarian Elissa Malespina.
  • Freed U.S. journalist Laura Ling (center) speaks after she and her sister, fellow journalist Euna Lee (3rd from right), arrived in Burbank, Calif., from North Korea on Aug. 5, 2009. After talks in Pyongyang with former U.S. President Bill Clinton (left), then-North Korean leader Kim Jong Il pardoned the women, who were sentenced to hard labor for entering the country illegally.
    Jailed In North Korea: 9 Americans Who Got Out
    North Korea sentenced U.S. college student Otto Warmbier to 15 years in prison on Wednesday. Here's a look at the many similar cases in recent years.
  • South Sudan's government-delegation leader Nhial Deng Nhial (left) and the rebel-delegation leader Taban Deng Gai shake hands after signing a cease-fire agreement in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday.
    South Sudan Signs Cease-Fire With Rebels
    The agreement is aimed at ending five weeks of bloodshed that has claimed more than 10,000 lives. It is hoped the deal is a first step toward a broader peace agreement in the world's newest country.
  • Richard Sherman on the football field.
    The Bit Of Sportsmanship That Led To Richard Sherman's Rant
    A newly released video shows Richard Sherman was rebuffed by Michael Crabtree during the NFC Championship Game.
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