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The Republican presidential candidate said today is "a moment to grieve."

Antarctica has 90 percent of the world's ice--and it's melting. Ice sheet guru Bob Bindschadler talks about climate change in Antarctica, and rising sea levels across the globe. Plus, biologist Diana Wall talks about hidden life in the barren Dry Valleys, and microbe hunter John Priscu talks about "bugs in the ice."

How does blood doping boost performance in events like the Tour de France? Do anabolic steroids help the world's fastest man run faster? In his book, Run, Swim, Throw, Cheat, Chris Cooper discusses how these banned drugs work, or don't — and how they are detected.

It could have been me, is a common thought. As are feelings of sympathy for the victims and frustration over the gunman's actions.

The Queen of Versailles documents the rise and fall of David and Jackie Siegel, who lost their billions in the recession while building the biggest house in the U.S. Director Lauren Greenfield spoke to NPR about the film — and how the Siegels are an allegory for the overreaching of America.

Two Louisiana men have been arrested by wildlife agents for allegedly shocking fish on the Bouef River.Authorities said Tyler Gilmore, 22, of Fort…

A New Orleans man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for trying to rob a bank.U.S. District Judge Jane Triche-Milazzo also on Thursday…

Christopher Nolan said theaters are his "home" and makes the tragedy "unbearably savage."

Host Scott Simon talks with Tom Olbrich of the Jefferson Center for Mental Health in Denver about some of the lessons learned about treating patients post-Columbine shooting.

The phrase "theater number 9" may soon be one of those added to our collective memory. That is where the shootings in Aurora, Colo., took place. It has some movie goers wondering about their safety in cities across the country.