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U.S. murder clearance or solve rates have hit an all-time low. Experts say mutual mistrust between police and some communities is creating a vicious cycle where unsolved killings breed more mistrust.

Hospital administrators at New Orleans' Memorial Medical Center saw a doctor filling syringes with painkillers and heard plans to give lethal doses to patients unable to evacuate after Hurricane Katrina hit. The eyewitness testimony is documented in court documents not yet made public.

Medicare was supposed to cover the entire cost of his procedure. But the anesthesia provider failed to file its claims in a timely manner and billed the patient instead.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson, who star in the new film "Rye Lane." It's a story about young love and bad breakups set over an eventful day in London.

The quake happened near the site of the devastating 2008 temblor that killed more than 90,000 people.

The 6-year-old PBGV bested six other finalists and made history — it was the first win for that breed. PBGVs belong to the hound group, and are known for their rabbit-hunting abilities.

Midnight In Chernobyl author Adam Higginbotham spent years investigating the 1986 explosion and its aftermath. He says design flaws, human hubris and Soviet secrecy all contributed to the disaster.

About 6 million years ago, a new mineral analysis suggests, a mighty river zigzagging across the Colorado plateau may have found its way into older gorges, greatly enlarging them to create the West's most spectacular canyon. Still, some geologists aren't sold.

The process of Japanese surrender went smoothly until Col. Lawrence Cosgrave signed his name on the wrong line.

For several days, Houston's two commercial airports have experienced the highest TSA agent callouts and some of the longest security check-in lines in the country.