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The Los Angeles Angels have signed slugger Albert Pujols. He's considered one of the best baseball players of his generation, but is the $250 million the Angels are paying Pujols worth it?

It still isn't known why a man apparently walked up to officer Deriek Crouse and fatally shot the father of five. The killing rocked a campus still dealing with the aftereffects of the 2007 mass shooting of 32 people by a student.

European Union leaders wrapped up a 10-hour-long meeting in Brussels agreeing on a fiscal pact that will require stricter budget discipline. But Britain is among countries not signing on to the deal. The head of the European Central Bank is calling the pact positive. It's not clear, though, whether the move is enough to relieve Europe's debt crisis in the near future. NPR's Philip Reeves wraps up the meeting.

A final report on the April 2010 fatal explosion at Upper Big Branch coal mine not only blames Massey Energy for the disaster but exposes regulation failures within the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Also making headlines: Euro zone nations push for deal to address crisis; U.N. climate summit approaches "decision time;" missing ex-FBI agent appears in hostage video.

After hours of circular debate about the safety of Bayer's family of oral contraceptives, 15 of the Food and Drug Administration's 26 expert advisers voted that the benefits of these birth control pills outweigh the risk of dangerous blood clots.

Authorities don't know what the shooter's motive was or if he had any connection to the officer who was killed. They aren't ready yet to release his name. He was not a Virginia Tech student.

The massacre killed at least 150 boys and men. In September, The Hague issued a landmark ruling that held the Dutch responsible for the deaths.

When people get sick from eating raw cookie dough, raw eggs are usually to blame. But a 2009 outbreak of E. colithat sickened people who ate ready-to-bake Nestle Toll House cookie dough may have been caused by a surprising culprit: the flour.

As information becomes more and more digital, public libraries are striving to redefine their roles. A small number are working to create "hackerspaces," where do-it-yourselfers share sophisticated tools as well as expertise.