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As more banks are dragged into the LIBOR scandal and more details made public, The Weekly Standard's Irwin M. Stelzer says Mitt Romney shouldn't be afraid to call the financial sector out for its bad behavior.

Russlynn Ali, the Education Department's top civil rights official, works to ensure the enforcement of anti-discrimination laws related to education. Cynthia Gordy of The Root says that Ali is sailing past her critics to ensure equal access for black students.

Somaliland, a self-ruling part of Somalia, is desperately poor. It has only eight functioning coast guard vessels for its 500 miles of coastline, and most of its prisons are dreadful. Still, Somaliland is trying to rein in piracy, even though it's like fighting a stiff current.

The Trump administration faces protests for its plan to aggressively rein in the EPA, an agency created by President Richard Nixon. But environmental protection was not always so politically divisive.

The downfall of ambitious politician Bo Xilai exposed a bitter, high-level political power struggle in China. Now, victims of his crackdown on organized crime are breaking their silence, with stories of torture and disregard for the law that reveal the campaign's dark side.

Steve Inskeep talks to Steve Coll about his new book, Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power. In it, Coll delves into the business model of one of the country's largest and most profitable corporations. He explores how the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 shaped the culture at the company for years to come.

In Hyderabad, India, the dominant dish after the daily dawn-to-dusk fast is haleem, a stew that takes hours to prepare. Some say it's so hearty you could fast for two days after a dish.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee after James Comey's dramatic testimony. And a leading Senate Democrat is concerned about obstruction of justice.

Some say Cohn was Trump's mentor, or even his surrogate father. This much is clear: Cohn was Trump's model in the handling of public relationships and media warfare.

Moscow's interference in the United States and the West has continued since 2016 and is forecast to persist through this year's midterm races, the U.S. intelligence community says.