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Drugmaker Pfizer lost the patent on its blockbuster drug Lipitor on Wednesday. And on the same day, regulators granted an Indian company approval to sell a generic version of the cholesterol drug in the U.S. market.

Gusts above 90 mph have turned over trucks, knocked down trees and cut power to many. Winds have also been roaring across Southern California and Nevada.

He fills the positions that opened earlier this year when controversies led to Vivian Schiller's departure. Today on Talk of the Nation, and later on Twitter, Knell takes questions.

Two new generic brands of cholesterol-lowering medication threaten sales to Pfizer's number one selling drug — Lipitor. Good news? More people can afford it now.

TV critic David Bianculli talks up some of the twists and turns presented recently in some of his favorite shows — including Dexter, Homeland and The Walking Dead. Note: Spoiler-rich.

Maybe you didn't need that MRI, but your doctor did. Scans are more likely to find no problems if doctors make money from the MRI, a study concludes. Congress and the states have tried to crack down on doctors self-referring to scanners they own, but the practice continues to drive up health care costs.

The United Nations' top human rights official also characterized the conflict as a civil war.

Ever since she was 19 years old, Nikky Finney dreamed of being a poet. She published her first book in 1985, and has taught writing for years at the university level. Her collection Head Off & Split received the National Book Award for poetry in November.

There are basically two solutions to the European debt crisis. The problem is there's a barrier blocking both these potential solutions — a certain European country known for its beer and brats — Germany.

Richard Branson has built a global business empire around the philosophy "have fun and the money will come." The founder of Virgin Group now argues that it's time to rethink the way businesses function. In his new book, Screw Business As Usual, he says there's a way to make money and also do good.