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House lawmakers grilled AIG Chief Executive Edward Liddy on Wednesday about the $165 million in bonuses paid out to executives at the firm. AIG is a major bailout beneficiary, and the bonuses have provoked outrage from congressional members as well as the public. Liddy says he has asked some of the employees to return part of the bonus.

Following minor surgery, a Kaiser Health News columnist sees up close how easily doctors can prescribe opioid pain pills, and how such prescribing helps fuel the epidemic of opioid addiction.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing a united opposition in Sunday's election that threatens his grip on power. But how did Erdogan manage to stay untouched for so long?

A slimmed down and possibly healthier version of Chrysler could emerge soon after a key bankruptcy court hearing in New York. The carmaker's bankruptcy is moving quickly. And as Chrysler appears on its way out of bankruptcy, General Motors could be on the way in.

Morocco's earthquake last week hit thousands of people who live in traditional villages in the Atlas Mountains. NPR followed rescuers and saw just how hard it was getting to people in need.

He's won the American Teacher Award, been awarded the National Medal of Arts, and made an honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire. For 24 years, Rafe Esquith has taught at an inner city school in Los Angeles, inspiring his fifth graders to excel far beyond the low expectations often placed on poor, immigrant children.

Pharmacists struggle to find key medicines and now have to anticipate drug shortages caused by extreme weather and global instability.

The short answer for why the Nevada GOP is holding its own presidential caucus two days after the state-run primary election: Republicans don't like Nevada's new voting rules.

Ari Shapiro talks with ESPN's Michael Voepel about Caitlin Clark's latest record. This time, it's the NCAA all-time points record for both men's and women's basketball.

The legislation extends for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA.