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Halliburton admitted to destroying the results of some tests it ran following the disaster. The oilfield services giant also agreed to make a $55 million donation to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

U.S. officials filed criminal charges against SAC Capital on Thursday. SAC is one of the country's biggest and most successful hedge fund companies. Federal prosecutors say the firm not only tolerated insider trading, it encouraged it. And they say the firm's billionaire founder, Steven Cohen, routinely chose to look the other way.

Toyota remains the world's top-selling automaker. Numbers released Friday show the Japanese company sold 4.9 million cars and trucks in the first half of the year, beating out rival General Motors.

RALEIGH The North Carolina legislature, plowing into the wee hours and past the objections of Democrats, gave final approval early Friday to a measure…

UPDATED STORYIn the final hours of the legislative session Friday morning, state lawmakers passed yet another bill to change control of the Charlotte…

Mike Tyson and Spike Lee presented a film for HBO on Thursday. It was a lesson in when questions are asked and aren't asked, and where to go from here.

The Telling Room is a tale of friendship, betrayal, mythmaking, ancient history and, yes, really fabulous cheese. Author Michael Paterniti tells NPR's Linda Wertheimer that the more he learned about cheesemaker Ambrosio Molinos, the less he wanted the story to end.

Parks has arranged music for artists of just about every genre, from the the Beach Boys and Bonnie Raitt to U2 and Skrillex. But every now and then he makes time to focus on his own material, most of it with a distinctive old-time feel. His latest is called Songs Cycled.

Protests escalated into a bloody standoff with security forces overnight, with the Muslim Brotherhood saying protesters were shot by police.

Shawn has made a living playing comic, downtrodden characters like Rex, the green dinosaur in Toy Story. But in his free time, he has written a handful of intellectually demanding plays. New York's Public Theater is showcasing two of his works this year.

Bohumil Hrabal's novel, I Served The King Of England, about a Czech waiter who barely survives World War II, may sound dire but author Anthony Marra says that if you allow yourself to be sucked in, you'll enter a story so ethereal you'll practically float.

A survey showed British female commuters fear sexual harassment. Transit inspector Ricky Twyford spoke with guest host Susan Stamberg about Project Guardian.

Protests in Egypt turned violent Saturday after authorities cracked down on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.

When NPR's Sean Carberry needed to renew his Afghan visa he turned to producer Sultan Faizy. What followed was a more than two-week navigation of Afghanistan labyrinthine bureaucracy.

Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi gathered in two areas of Cairo have vowed to stay put despite clashes with security forces over the weekend that killed scores of people.

The sun came out over the second day of the Newport Folk Festival — and flying hair, Flying Vs and flying drumsticks. See Iris Dement, Jason Isbell, The Avett Brothers, Trombone Shorty and a host of other artists.

The FBI says it also arrested more than 150 alleged pimps in 76 U.S. cities during Operation Cross Country VII.

The U.S. Justice Department is coming after states like Texas for their voting laws. Guest host Celeste Headlee speaks with former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to hear his thoughts.

See Beck groove, Jim James twist and fans dance in the rain in endlessly looped pixels.

The Carowinds ride is in operation again, one day after it malfunctioned and left 64 people suspended about 200 feet for an hour.Passengers on the…