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Hadiya Pendleton, 15, became a symbol of urban gun violence when she was shot and killed in daylight on Chicago's South Side. Her death came just days after she performed in the celebration surrounding President Obama's inauguration. Host Michel Martin speaks with Hadiya's mother, Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton.

The Khmer Rouge terrified Cambodia when the group ruled the country in the 1970s. On Thursday, the two most senior surviving leaders of the regime received life sentences for crimes against humanity.

Some affected private companies are so frustrated by their inability to defend against attacks that they have opted to go on the offense themselves. Some cybersecurity firms are now marketing cyberweapons and attack strategies to companies that want to go after their adversaries.

For International Women's Day, tell us about a woman who's making life better for other women — and why she inspires you. We'll pick one to profile.

Stalin ordered the Tatars on the Crimean Peninsula rounded up and sent to the deserts of Central Asia in 1944. Nearly half died. Today, an estimated 250,000 Tatars have returned and are organizing.

Israel's highest court temporarily suspended Tuesday the detention of a Palestinian prisoner who had been on a hunger strike for two months.

The swimming critters were once common in the British countryside, but industrialization and rampaging minks have made them endangered. A new effort seeks to reintroduce them at a northern lake.

Alexei Navalny is an anti-corruption blogger who helped organize massive anti-government protests 3 years ago. He's been the target of criminal cases that have hampered his political activities.

The Pentagon says its forces could prevent dangerous attacks in Iraq if they knew where the stockpiles were. U.S. special operators are trying to capture some ISIS leaders alive for questioning.

Eileen tells the dark, suspenseful story of a young woman pulled into a strange crime in the 1960s. Author Ottessa Moshfegh talks to NPR's Scott Simon about her acclaimed debut novel.

President Vladimir Putin made his annual speech to the nation Thursday, just three weeks before Russia's presidential election. He promised to cut poverty and develop the economy, but Putin also focused on his efforts to make Russia a major player on the world stage.

Stacey Addison of Portland was arrested in September after crossing from Indonesia into East Timor. She shared a taxi with a stranger who had picked up a package that police say contained drugs.