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Attorney General Eric Holder says he hopes state and local police will adopt the new guidelines for federal law enforcers.

There's a kind of attack — one that's evolving — that sneaks into your network, takes your files and holds them for ransom.

Global olive oil production is down. Italian groves have been especially hard hit by a disease that killed 1 million trees. Audie Cornish speaks with Curtis Cord, publisher of the Olive Oil Times.

A new study is focusing on what works best to prepare kids for school. Math may be what really counts, say researchers; one of them describes it as "a lever to improve outcomes for kids longer term."

An NPR probe finds many nursing homes are still prescribing schizophrenia drugs to calm dementia patients — despite FDA warnings — but only 2 percent of excessive-medication cases result in penalties.

An MIT economist was recorded saying that without the "stupidity of the American voter," the Affordable Care Act wouldn't have passed. Those comments, and others he made, have put it at serious risk.

MIT health care economist Jonathan Gruber had said the "stupidity of the American voter" was critical in getting the law passed. Critics say that displays the deceit that went into creating the law.

Earlier, GOP Sens. Mitch McConnell and Saxby Chambliss said the release of the Senate's report on the CIA's interrogation practices "will present serious consequences for U.S. national security."

Climate researchers say new data show that California's drought is a natural --not a man-made -- phenomenon. Capital Public Radio Network's Amy Quinton…

With an improved economy this year, employers in California are planning on doing more hiring next year. Capitol Public Radio's Ben Adler reports.