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Bush administration officials confirm that, since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. government has been tracking terrorist finances by accessing a vast, international data base known as SWIFT. The officials defend the program as "legal, targeted and effective."

Twenty years ago, Philadelphia's Osage Avenue was the site of a stunning use of force by city police. Survivors recall the day that a confrontation between police and a radical group called MOVE left 11 people dead. Five were children.

The U.S. secretary of state will meet with NATO and G-7 members to talk punitive measures following reports of Russian war crimes against Ukraine.

President Obama ruffled conservative feathers when he bowed to the Japanese emperor during his trip to Asia. Bowing is the standard greeting in Japan, as it once was in the United States. Slate magazine's Andy Bowers explains the history of the gesture and why it feel out of favor in the U.S.

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's new memoir is simply called Madam Secretary. In an interview with NPR's Juan Williams, Albright discusses what it was like to be the first female secretary of state, her opinion about the timing of the recent war in Iraq and the lessons of the U.S.-led war in Kosovo. Hear the extended interview.

Guy Lafleur is the Montreal Canadiens' all-time high scorer, with an astonishing 1,246 points.

The Department of Justice announced arrests in an international operation targeting fentanyl sales on the dark web that spanned the U.S., Europe and South America. Nearly 300 people were arrested.

Mayor Vincent Gray ended weeks of speculation and vetoed the measure passed in July. Wal-Mart threatened to halve the number of stores it plans to build in the district if the measure becomes law.

Congressional investigators said that during a two-year period, the agency paid people who were working while claiming they were disabled.

The ship with 429 sailors and Marines capsized Dec. 7, 1941, in the attack on Pearl Harbor; 388 were unidentified. The Pentagon decision, citing scientific advances in DNA testing, marks a reversal.