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In the first criminal conviction of a former Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert is punished for taking bribes related to a real estate deal. His sentence also includes a fine of $290,000.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. was ordered to pay the fine — the largest ever charged a public utility — for the San Bruno explosion and fire that killed 8 people and destroyed dozens of homes.

Wisconsin has the highest number of binge drinkers in the nation, and they cost the state $6.8 billion in 2012.

Nearly 2 million tourists visit the U.S. Capitol each year and learn about the building's art and history. What they don't hear on official tours is what happened on Jan. 6, 2021.

Host Michel Martin speaks with parent Jonathan Kealing, whose young son participated in Moderna vaccine trials this summer.

To do more quality checks on the data needed for redrawing voting maps, the Census Bureau is now planning for a release by Sept. 30. The delay puts pressure on states facing tight election deadlines.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Harvard Law professor Randall Kennedy about the fallout from Harvard President Claudine Gay's congressional testimony, and allegations of plagiarism.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Harvard Law professor Randall Kennedy about the fallout from Harvard President Claudine Gay's congressional testimony, and allegations of plagiarism.

A 12-year-old boy is reported to be among the dead following powerful storms that stretched across the middle of the country.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sonia Omar, CEO of Education for All, which runs an all-girls school in Morocco's Atlas Mountains that was hit by Friday's powerful earthquake.