Special Coverage

Immigrants to be Largest Driver of U.S. Population Growth

Hansi Lo Wang — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:01:23 +0000

New immigrants will be the main driver of population growth in the U.S. by as early as 2027, according to new Census Bureau projections.

This would be the first time in almost two centuries that new births will not be the largest source of U.S.

Spire Intact, World Trade Center Stretches to 1,776 Feet

Bill Chappell, NPR — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:44:53 +0000

With its glittering spire firmly attached, the new World Trade Center became the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere on Friday morning.

Sexual Assaults in Military Have Increased by a Third Since 2010

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:21:03 +0000

A Pentagon survey estimating sexual assaults in the military finds that cases have spiked by a third since 2010.

USA Today obtained a summary of the report, which is due out later this week.

I Would Have Stopped Him, 'Misha' Says Of Bombing Suspect

Mark Memmott, NPR — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:46:54 +0000

The man known as Misha who relatives of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects have alleged may have turned the elder Tsarnaev brother toward a radical form of Islam says he did no such thing and would have tried to stop the attack if he had known about it.

"I wasn't his teacher," Mikhail Allakhverdov (Misha) said Sunday of Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

Boston Bombing Suspect Moved to Mass. Prison's Medical Center

Mark Memmott, NPR — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:39:40 +0000

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings and the crimes that followed, has been moved out of Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center "and is now confined at the Bureau of Prisons facility FMC Devens at Ft. Devens, Mass.," U.S.

Clues Suggest Boston Suspects Took a Do-It-Yourself Approach

Tom Gjelten — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:57:21 +0000

As investigators look into the Boston Marathon bombings, one crucial question is whether the suspects, brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, acted alone or had help. The clues might be found in the bombs used.

From what is now known, it appears the brothers assembled a whole arsenal of explosives. Watertown Police Chief Edward Deveau told CNN last weekend that the suspects had at least six bombs, including the two used in the attack and one thrown at police during a shootout.

There were three bombs that weren't detonated, including one found at the Tsarnaevs' apartment in Cambridge.

Police Apprehend 2nd Marathon Bombing Suspect

Mark Memmott, NPR — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:12:02 +0000

(We most recently updated this post at 11:10 p.m. ET on Friday. See this note about how we cover news such as this.

Boston Bombing Suspects Are Brothers Living In U.S. For Years

Liz Halloran, NPR — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:13:43 +0000

Updated 1:50 p.m. ET: (Correcting that brothers shared an apartment in Cambridge, not Watertown.)

The suspects in Monday's deadly Boston Marathon explosions and the Thursday night murder of a police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are two brothers from a former Soviet republic who were in the United States legally for years, and lived together in a Cambridge, Mass., apartment.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, on Friday afternoon was still being sought by police.

Boston Marathon Explosions: Thursday's Developments

Mark Memmott, NPR — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:07:12 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M80DXI932OE

Steubenville Girls Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Rape Victim

Mark Memmott, NPR — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:53:08 +0000

The 16-year-old girl raped by two Ohio high school football players in a crime that has attracted wide attention has also been the victim of online harassment, the state's top prosecutor said late Monday.

Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that two Steubenville, Ohio, girls have been arrested and charged with threatening the other girl.

After Steubenville Guilty Verdicts, Grand Jury Weighs More Charges

Mark Memmott, NPR — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:37:01 +0000

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine will convene a grand jury next month to investigate whether other charges should be filed in the infamous case of a 16-year-old girl who was raped by two high school football players last summer.

The case, involving players from the small city of Steubenville along Ohio's border with West Virginia, has attracted attention around the nation and the world because of images of the victim and text messages about her that the boys and some of thei

Four-Legged Warriors Show Signs of PTSD

Ryan Loyd — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:38:23 +0000

For years, PTSD — or post-traumatic stress disorder — has been an issue for military members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

But humans aren't the only ones with problems. Military dogs returning from war zones are also showing signs of PTSD. And there's evidence that these canines need some extra tender loving care after their tours of duty.

Every morning, veterinarian technicians check playful and intelligent Belgian Malinois pups at the Holland Military Working Dog Hospital at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

With Withdrawal Looming, U.S. Troops Shift Their Aim

Sean Carberry — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:52:20 +0000

The NATO campaign is now in a new phase. After years of fighting the Taliban and bolstering anemic local governance, NATO troops are handing those responsibilities over to the Afghans. NPR's Sean Carberry recently embedded with U.S. troops in the southern province of Kandahar as they worked on this new mission.

The fertile Arghandab Valley in Kandahar province is considered one of Afghanistan's breadbaskets. For years it was also a valley of death for NATO troops.

Security in the region has improved dramatically since the U.S.

After Chávez: His 'Revolution' is Likely to Continue

Mark Memmott, NPR — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:26:59 +0000

Venezuelan Vice President Nicolás Maduro "controls the purse strings" and his opponents have been looking weak, NPR's Juan Forero said earlier today on Morning Edition.

So despite Tuesday's death of the controversial and charismatic President Hugo Chávez, it's likely there will be at least "six more years of what Chavez has called a revolution," Juan said, after Venezuelans go to the polls.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Has Died

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:37:32 +0000

Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez, has died, Vice President Nicolás Maduro announced in a televised statement.

Chávez died at a military hospital in Caracas at 4:25 p.m. Tuesday. He was 58.

In power since 1999, the former military commander became an icon of socialist policies in Latin America. With his country's oil wealth as backup, he launched fierce and unyielding criticism of the United States and its allies.

The AP reports:

"During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally.