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Research suggests that toddlers under 2 don't learn from television — and in fact, TV viewing, even in the background, could harm their development. But what about content on mobile screens? The answer may depend on how you're using them.

Scores of exotic animals, including lions, tigers, bears and monkeys, were released by their owner just before he killed himself in Zanesville, Ohio, this past week. Host Scott Simon talks with retired Ohio Police Officer Tim Harrison about how Ohio has become a magnet for people keeping exotic pets.

The United States will pull all its troops out of Iraq by the end of the year, President Obama announced Friday. NPR's Kelly McEvers in Baghdad and Pentagon reporter Tom Bowman in Washington discuss the significance of the announcement with host Scott Simon.

Two days after the death of Moammar Gadhafi, Libyans are preparing to declare liberation in their country. The manner in which Gadhafi died remains a question, however, and the United Nations and human rights organizations want answers. Host Scott Simon checks in with NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro in Tripoli about where things stand now in the country.

NATO is winding down its military mission in Libya, making the decision one day after former Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi was captured and killed. Host Scott Simon speaks with the U.S. ambassador to NATO, Ivo Daalder, about NATO's next steps in Libya.

Iowa's 2012 presidential Caucuses are now just 11 weeks away. We may not be in the home stretch just yet, but you can feel it coming as the candidates chase after voters with increasing urgency. Host Scott Simon talks with NPR National Political Correspondent Don Gonyea, who's been in Iowa this past week, about the view of the 2012 race from the first-in-the-nation caucus state.

Without a little mud, pitchers in the pro leagues wouldn't be able to put enough topspin on their pitches. It can't be just any mud, either. Since the 1950s, all the mud in every major league clubhouse has come from the same secret spot.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton just completed a week-long tour of Central Asia, which is playing an increasingly important role as the U.S. begins its drawdown in nearby Afghanistan. NPR's Jackie Northam has been traveling with Clinton and reports from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the last stop on the tour.

Iowa voters were getting an earful Saturday at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition forum. Meanwhile, Nevada decided to move back its caucus to Feb. 4. NPR National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson joins host Audie Cornish to look at the week's political news and preview what's ahead for the presidential race.

For most of the past few decades, congressional appropriators decided how the federal budget would be spent. but since the supercommittee was formed in August to find federal deficit cuts, the House and Senate appropriations committees have seen their responsibilities wane.