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Also: Shuttle Endeavour begins trip to California; Chicago teachers return to work; Obama to meet with Myanmar's Suu Kyi; and Danish magazine to publish topless photos of Kate Middleton.

Two runners in this week's Boston Marathon stopped to help a racer who had collapsed just short of the finish line. NPR's Scott Simon says their generosity is its own kind of "personal best."

As a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon is tested, NPR visits the southernmost part of the country to assess the damage left after this latest round of fighting.

Young adult literature has never been so psychologically probing or artistically ambitious as it is today. Marissa Meyer's favorite novels beguile, thrill and, above all, transport younger readers to a Shakespearean magical theater, futuristic Chicago and a netherworld of ghost hunters.

Also: Interstates reopen in the Great Plains states after blizzard; defense starts in WikiLeaks hearing; FAA to issue new rules aimed at preventing pilot fatigue.

The global survey looked at monetary giving, volunteering and helping of strangers. The U.S. came out on top, after ending up in fifth place last year.

Michele Norris talks with E.J. Dionne, a columnist for The Washington Post, and Rich Lowry, editor of the National Review. They talk about President Bush's press conference in which he discussed Iraq, the economy, and how he might work with a Democrat-controlled Congress.

Also: U.S. expected to add Haqqani network to terrorists list; earthquake kills dozens in China; Amazon unveils its new Kindle; and Prince Harry deploys to Afghanistan.

Also: Partial government shutdown likely averted, but no deal yet on extending jobless benefits and payroll tax cut. And: court hearing today for Penn State officials; court hearing today for Bradley Manning.

Their experiences — of sudden financial insecurity, months of unemployment, and crippling anxiety — come as the administration seeks to restrict legal migration and boost mass deportation.

New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert says EPA chief Lee Zeldin has rescinded regulations, cut or eliminated departments and terminated the jobs of many scientists. Trump calls Zeldin "our secret weapon."

These character-driven novels featuring fracturing families, intrepid scientists and one very plucky early American heroine will spark lively debate on everything from the unreliability of memory to scientific ethics.