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The attorneys general of Utah and Arizona say they won't do what Texas did. They won't raid polygamist groups in their states, even though the polygamists targeted in Texas last month are based on the Utah-Arizona border. The officials spoke at a town meeting on polygamy Thursday night in Utah.

A steady trickle of refugees and defectors continues to leave North Korea. And after often harrowing escapes, refugees face daunting challenges fitting into South Korea. Young defectors face many challenges.

The global economic crisis requires a global solution, and fixing what ails the world's banks will take time, says the head of the International Monetary Fund. A recovery should begin in the middle of next year, but that depends on the right policies being implemented, Dominique Strauss-Kahn tells NPR in an interview.

Prosecutors in Georgia recently charged four members of a group called the Final Exit Network with assisting in suicides. Investigators say they could be involved in as many as 300 deaths. The group's president, Jerry Dincin, who was not charged, says the group isn't doing anything wrong.

Rising health care costs may be taking a bigger bite out of workers' take home pay than many realize. That's something the White House hopes to correct as it lays the ground work for revamping the health care system.

For the first time since World War II, there's a chance that horse racing will be canceled this year in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The state's thoroughbred industry is mired in debt and tangled in a fierce political battle in Albany. Without a $17 million dollar bridge loan from the state, the season could be called off, devastating the region's economy.

A special election will be held May 18 to fill the seat held by late Democratic Rep. John Murtha in Pennsylvania's 12th District. Murtha was a master of bringing federal dollars to his district. Mark Critz, a longtime aid to Murtha, is running against Republican businessman Tim Burns.

Former Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien is headed to TBS for a talk show expected to debut in November. Michele Norris talks to Andrew Wallenstein of The Hollywood Reporter about the surprise announcement.

Goldman Sachs is a polarizing force on Wall Street. The banking firm has been wildly successful. It took plenty of risks and emerged from the financial crisis stronger than ever. And now Goldman is striking back against charges that it defrauded investors.

President Obama made his pitch for rewriting financial rules Thursday in the nation's financial capital. He told an audience in lower Manhattan that without new curbs on reckless financial behavior, the U.S. is at risk of another economic meltdown.