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Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert arrives for sentencing on April 27, 2016, in Chicago.

In Aftermath Of Hastert Case, States Push To Change Reporting Of Child Sex Abuse

Lawmakers in Illinois and other states are considering legislation that would lengthen or eliminate statutes of limitations on crimes of sexual abuse of a child.

Disney Stock Drops As Company Misses Earnings Expectations

Despite blockbusters like Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Zootopia, the Walt Disney Company's quarterly earnings fell short of estimates. The markets were not happy.

President Dilma Rousseff was suspended from office by Brazil's Senate as part of impeachment proceedings. She will be tried by that same body and faces permanent removal from office.

Brazil's President Suspended From Office By Senate

Brazil's Senate voted overwhelmingly to try President Dilma Rousseff for alleged manipulation of the country's budget. She is now suspended as president as impeachment proceedings move forward.

Sanford, Fla., police Officer Timothy Smith holds up the gun that was used to kill Trayvon Martin, while testifying on June 28, 2013, the 15th day of George Zimmerman's murder trial. Zimmerman has listed the gun for sale online.

George Zimmerman Auctioning Off Gun He Used To Kill Trayvon Martin

"Now is your opportunity to own a piece of American History," said the GunBroker.com listing by "GZ1776." The website then pulled the listing, saying it wanted "no part in the listing."

When a Songwriter Got Her First Song

We moved to Richmond maybe like the summer of 2004, and within maybe six months one of our neighbors who we hung out with was diagnosed with lung cancer.…

"I'm afraid there's a growing sense that the path to health is through testing," says Dr. H. Gilbert Welch, a Dartmouth Institute internist who has written books on the pitfalls of overdiagnosis. Encouraging the worried well to order their own blood tests feeds that mindset, he says.

DIY Blood Tests? There's A Downside To Ordering Your Own

It's legal to order diagnostic blood tests without consulting a doctor in many states. But critics say healthy patients can go down a rabbit hole of invasive assays and unnecessary treatments.

These mitochondria, in red, are from the heart muscle cell of a rat. Mitochondria have been described as "the powerhouses of the cell" because they generate most of a cell's supply of chemical energy. But at least one type of complex cell doesn't need 'em, it turns out.

Look, Ma! No Mitochondria

Scientists have found the first eukaryotic organism that functions fine without mitochondria, the "powerhouses" that make energy for the cells of yeast, humans and other animals.

Protesters parade an inflatable doll of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo on Wednesday night, shortly before Congress voted to suspend her. The sashes say "Goodbye Dear" and "Mother of Big Oil." Rousseff, the president since 2010, now faces an impeachment trial.

Instead Of A Moment In The Sun, Brazil Faces A Perfect Storm

The Summer Olympics in Rio were supposed to be a showcase for modern, prosperous Brazil. Instead, the country is suffering a national meltdown that will now include the president's impeachment trial.

In Polluted India, Negative Ion Necklaces Vow To Help You Breathe Easier

In India, there is money to be made fighting air pollution. NPR examines one product geared towards the bad air: a negative ion necklace.

Kenya To Close World's Largest Refugee Camp At Dadaab

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Aden Tarah, a resident of the Dadaab refugee camp, about Kenya's announcement that the camp will be closed, and the residents will be sent back to their countries of origin.

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