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During a hearing Tuesday, Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy vented anger about a USAID program to fund a failed, Twitter-like network in Cuba.

He is better known at the University of Iowa as William the Goat. One of 14 goats owned by the school, he escaped last week. There have been several spottings but authorities can't pin him down.

An NPR editor mistakenly posted on NPR's Facebook page about a baby and a cat. It went viral, after people said it was something happy to read about after recent bad news.

This morning, the jury hearing the case said it was hopelessly deadlocked on all three counts against the comedian.

In a conversation with NPR's Juan Williams, Alberto Gonzales lays out the goals for his term of office, including "the protection of this country." The new attorney general also cautions against "complacency" in thinking about terrorist threats and setting priorities.

Millions of low-income working families don't belong to the formal banking system. They cash their paychecks at convenience stores and hide their savings at home. Now, some financial institutions are offering the non-banking population new services -- and financial hope.

A former Fiscal Court employee has been indicted.

One year ago, President Bush made a speech from Jackson Square in New Orleans immediately after Hurricane Katrina. In it, he made several promises to area residents. NPR White House correspondent David Greene reviews how the process has worked.

Thousands of demonstrators are marching in Jena., La. They're supporting six black teenagers who are charged with beating a white classmate. Christopher Harvey, a political science student at Texas Southern University, shares his views on the protest and case.

Minnesota state officials say the FBI is sidelining them as the investigation gets underway.