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The world's leaders are descending on Copenhagen for the long-awaited United Nations climate conference. NPR's Richard Harris fills in host Guy Raz on the gap between rich and poor nations, and why the last major climate treaty, worked out in Kyoto, Japan, didn't live up to its promise.

After 148 days, two writers share what their plans are now, and what they think of the deal their union struck with the studios.

After months of deliberations, Ukraine's parliament adopted the law to mobilize hundreds of thousands of new soldiers. Russian troops are on the offensive, and Ukrainian soldiers are exhausted.

The president will attend the National Rifle Association event Friday in Dallas. His rhetoric on guns and other issues in recent months has not been matched by action.

As stores, restaurants and other businesses feel the shift to more people staying at home, stocks are tumbling and lawmakers are negotiating a possible rescue package.

Tourists — one of the mainstays of the Cuban economy — are returning, but the recovery is slow and some say mismanaged.

Masons and metal workers are rebuilding the spire on a Medieval church in France that has been missing since a fire destroyed it in the 18th century.

The magazine reported last month on a University of Virginia student who said she was gang-raped during a fraternity party in 2012. It said today that there were "discrepancies" in its story.

The memorial, which honors the 1,177 sailors and Marines on the battleship who died during the December 1941 Japanese surprise attack, has fissures on its exterior.

While Darren Wilson will avoid federal charges for the death of Michael Brown, the Justice Department did find racial bias in the Ferguson, Mo., police and justice system.