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Twelve days after the shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., the first charges have been filed against Jared Loughner. Experts say his strongest argument, an insanity defense, could be difficult to use at the federal level — and even tougher in a state court.

Many corporations are booking record profits at a time of high inflation. This led to charges of price gouging, but do these claims hold up?

It was a down day on Wall Street Wednesday. Investors agonizing over a faltering economy sent the stock market plunging again. The Dow wiped out all but about 127 points from Monday's record gain. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 9 percent — wiping away nearly all of the gains it made earlier this week.

The Obama administration is ready to reveal a revamped federal financial bailout program. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday outlines details of a plan that officials say will place more strings on banks getting a boost and dramatically increase loans made available to buy homes and cars and pay for college.

How will the AIG bonuses affect the government's approach to repairing other crippled financial institutions? For some perspective, Renee Montagne talks with David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal.

Many Muslims see any depiction of the Prophet Muhammad as disrespectful. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with religious scholar Reza Aslan about how radical Islamists have used that to justify attacks.

President Trump doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum imports this week. NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Andrew Lincoln from Lincoln Recycling about the impact on the metals industry.

The power map inside Syria is being redrawn, and one resource that's affecting these internal borders is fuel and oil. NPR's Eric Westervelt talks to correspondent Deborah Amos.

Once the province of elite fashion editors and forecasters, the art of figuring out what's likely to fly off future racks is getting an assist from AI algorithms.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, wriggling maggots and hairy caterpillars aren't pests — they're prized food — sold by the tub, fried with chili, and celebrated for their nutrition.