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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson came under fire before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday for their handling of the economy. They said they expect the U.S. to avoid a recession.

Songs Of Disappearance is an entire album of calls from endangered Australian birds. Last month, it briefly perched at No. 3 on the country's top 50 albums chart – ahead of Taylor Swift.

The Washington Commanders might be sold for a record $6 billion. NPR's Michel Martin talks with Dave Zirin, sports editor at The Nation.

Top Chef, a cooking competition broadcast on the Bravo cable channel, aired its finale last night to determine who is the top chef. Carla Hall, a caterer from Washington, D.C., was one of the top three finalists and a favorite of the show's fans. Spoiler alert: She will reveal who won!

Phil Pressel designed film cameras for a U.S. spy satellite program that was declassified last month after 46 years. His cameras captured Soviet missile sites and enabled President Nixon to sign an arms reduction treaty with the Soviet Union.

All four of the recently released Justice Department torture memos were sent to one man: John Rizzo. As the CIA's top lawyer, Rizzo was a conduit for questions about the legality of its interrogation tactics. His lack of objection to the answers in those memos has thwarted his career.

Liadan's book is titled "Littering is not Good for Earth"

Sand may seem unremarkable, but the modern world is built on it and we’re running out.

Cats have been winning the hearts of humans for years....but can devastate ecosystems.

Tye Leung Schulze was the first Chinese American woman to vote in a U.S. election.