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Afghanistan Shooting Suspect Held In Kansas Prison

Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the alleged shooter in last week's attacks on Afghan civilians, has been transferred to a military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. A complicated picture of his life — in the Army and back home near Tacoma, Wash. — is still emerging.

Listen to San Quentin inmates imitate the sounds of prison life

KALW’s Martina Castro asked reporters with the San Quentin Radio Project currently serving time there to imitate the sounds of their daily lives. Take a…

#NPRreads: Decision-Making, And China's Corporate Culture Shock

Also this week: Two years after her husband choked to death, a producer for Morning Edition relates a journey of heartbreak and humor.

An Indian pedestrian checks his mobile phone in front of an advertisement for a burger of a fast-food giant in Mumbai, India. Fast food and highly processed foods and sodas are increasingly becoming more popular around the world, one of the main reasons for increasing rates of overweight and obesity.

Across The Globe, Our Diets Are Making Us Sicker, Report Finds

The good news: fewer hungry people around the world. The bad news: Increased consumption of processed foods is pushing up global rates of overweight and obesity.

Al Jazeera's Mohamed Fahmy Waits To Hear If He Faces More Prison Time

Journalist Mohamed Fahmy, who was arrested and sent to prison in Egypt in 2013, talks to Renee Montagne. After spending 14 months in prison and 5 months out on bail, he faces a retrial.

United has purchased 15 million gallons of renewable jet fuel made from beef tallow, or fat, by Alt Air Fuels and plans to use the fuel this year for Los Angeles-to-San Francisco flights.

Food Waste And Beef Fat Will Be Making Airplanes Soar

Biofuel producers are teaming up with farms, meatpackers and waste management companies to tap the gassy waste on farms to make renewable jet fuel and diesel for vehicles.

Suspect In Afghan Massacre Arrives At Kan. Prison

NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman speaks with guest host Jacki Lyden about the latest developments for the soldier accused in the killing of 16 Afghan civilians.

After Serving Suspension, Is Alex Rodriguez Making A Comeback?

After going hitless in 18 at bats, Rodriguez hit a homerun Tuesday night. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks to MLB Network Insider and New York Post sportswriter Joel Sherman about A-Rod's comeback season.

Digital lenders are pulling in all kinds of data, like purchases, SAT scores and public records.

Will Using Artificial Intelligence To Make Loans Trade One Kind Of Bias For Another?

The next loan you get may depend less on your credit score and more on what a program thinks of your habits. Digital lenders say the process will be more fair, but others worry about unintended bias.

Former Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Sentenced To 28 Years In Prison

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been sentenced to 28 years in prison on convictions of extortion, bribery, racketeering and tax crimes. The sentence, far more than Kilpatrick's defense wanted, is meant to send a message about how government should work according to the judge.

In 2010, Omar Thornton killed eight colleagues in Manchester, Conn., before killing himself. Private employers used to create their own rules about guns on their property. But over the past five years, many states have adopted laws that allow employees to keep firearms in their vehicles at work.

Do Guns On The Premises Make Workplaces Safer?

Private companies used to make their own rules about guns on their property. But a growing number of states have adopted laws allowing workers to keep guns in their cars in the workplace parking lot.

Decoding Nature: Identifying Sounds A Horned Owl Makes

A listener responded to our invitation to send recordings of backyard wildlife with audio of a spooky bird screech. An expert at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology helped solve the mystery.

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