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The 71-year-old man accused in the fatal stabbing of the 6-year-old boy in Illinois, which also seriously wounded his mother, was motivated by the Israel-Hamas war, officials say.

Bolstered by gatherings such as the Smithsonian Institution's "Classical Native" series, American Indian composers are searching for a sound. The result is music in the spirit of their ancestors mixed with techniques from Western classical music.

As they start to return home from their positions in southern Lebanon, many Israeli soldiers are disillusioned and disappointed. They believe that the goals of the war -- releasing the two captured soldier and defeating Hezbollah -- were not met. The soldiers blame military commanders and Israeli intelligence for the failures.

President Bush named top White House economic adviser Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board on Monday to succeed the near-legendary Alan Greenspan.

There are power outages and school closures, as well as flight and transit delays. But the system will provide some relief to farmers affected by a three-year drought.

Nigerians are outraged over the clothing allowance given to lawmakers. In a country where the average person lives on dollars a day, the nation's 469 lawmakers will share a $43 million allowance.

Most of us don't usually get to meet the people who pick our apples, oranges or other seasonal favorites. What are their lives and work like? Dan Charles has spent the past year finding out.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks author Emma Donoghue about her new historical thriller that centers on the French railway disaster of 1895.

On the 70th anniversary of Japan's World War II capitulation, Akihito offers an unprecedented apology for the death and destruction caused by Japanese forces.

People in the wealthy northeastern region of Spain, many of whom harbor ambitions of independence, cast ballots in a symbolic statement. The majority voted for independence, but turnout wasn't high.