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The local prosecutor says the statute of limitations prevents him from making a case against Bernie Fine. The former assistant basketball coach says he did not sexually abuse the two accusers when they were boys. Federal charges are still possible.

The convicted killer's case has gotten attention around the world.

Fresh Air's resident linguist explains how the magic of metonymy gave "occupy" its symbolism — and how the word implies a culture that made a bunch of protests feel like a movement.

As police dismantle more of the remaining Occupy camps, protesters in Washington staged sit-ins at congressional offices. Now they're targeting corporations and lobbying firms on K Street.

Jerry Sandusky was arrested again after new charges of sexual molestation surfaced.

In the latest reminder that he's still in the race (if apparently not in the hunt) for the Republican presidential nomination, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a new TV ad in Iowa in which he makes a naked appeal to the state's religious conservatives who are expected to play an important role in the upcoming caucuses.

Eurozone leaders are debating new rules. The question is — how will they enforce them?

By day, "Ahmed" worked a regular job; by night, he protested against the Syrian government. He knew that "one day my time is coming." That grim prediction came true when he was grabbed off the streets and taken to a detention center, where a "welcome beating" was just the beginning.

The candidate's recent — and sudden — rise in the polls has required him to quickly pull together a larger campaign organization. He has added paid staffers in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina and has a group of unpaid advisers. Still, the chief figure in the Gingrich brain trust remains Gingrich himself.

The Greek government has been accused in the past of making its financial figures look better than they really were. But now, the man in charge of the statistical office is being investigated to see if he intentionally made the deficit look worse.