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Roger Diehl has battled learning disabilities and depression all his life. As a child, he had the constant support of his parents. Now as a college freshman, it's an anxious time for him and his parents. But they are well-prepared for the transition.

The final debate of the 2008 campaign featured some of the sharpest exchanges to date between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain. The two traded blows over everything from economic and health care policies to who is responsible for the negative tone of the campaign.

NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with Pentagon spokesman John Kirby about Wednesday's announcement that the U.S. will provide more security aid to Ukraine.

Cutting down forests in the Amazon destroys a natural means of absorbing carbon dioxide. But new roads in the jungle also create new pools of standing water — ideal breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitoes.

For kids with disabilities, a simple activity like going down a slide can be a challenge. An NPR crowdsourcing project maps inclusive playgrounds — fun and safe for all — across the country.

Democrat Kathy Hochul is the new congresswoman for the traditionally Republican 26th district in Upstate New York. Jerry Zremski of The New Republic explains how Medicare and personality trumped tradition.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak named his intelligence chief as his first-ever vice president on Saturday, setting the stage for a successor as chaos engulfed the capital. But soldiers made no moves against protesters, even after a curfew came and went and the crowds swelled in the streets, demanding an end to Mubarak's rule.

Another name of a woman accusing Herman Cain of sexual harassment has surfaced. A lawyer for Karen Kraushaar previously gave an anonymous account of her complaint against Cain.

U.S. officials expressed frustration Thursday at the inability to obtain information about the deepening crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, the U.N. nuclear watchdog announced a bit of progress in efforts to reconnect power to one troubled reactor.

New immigrants are projected to be the main driver of the U.S. workforce over the next 20 years. That trend is already playing out in Maine, which has an aging white population with a low birth rate.