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It's a scene that reflects China's competing trends: Buddhist monks release fish into Shanghai's Huangpu River to "free" them. A few yards downstream, fishermen quickly scoop them up.

It said the battery had expired 15 months prior to the Malaysia airliner's disappearance. The report also said there was no evidence the plane's crew acted abnormally ahead of the flight.

New York City launched the largest municipal ID program in the country on Monday. All New Yorkers age 14 and older may apply, regardless of immigration status.

Julianne Moore — now an Oscar nominee — is the steady presence keeping the emotional weight in a drama about the devastation of Alzheimer's disease, even when the film hits other notes too hard.

On Friday, the Justice Department announced they were all but ending the practice of police seizing the assets of suspects. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Robert O'Harrow of The Washington Post.

The Japanese government is facing a ransom demand of $200 million for the lives of two Japanese men held by the self-described Islamic State. The demand was made in a video posted online, in which a hooded fighter gave Japan 72 hours to come up with the money.

People in their 60s who run for exercise use energy as efficiently as much younger people. That wasn't true for older people who walked instead.

An independent review panel calls for changes ranging from a better fence at the White House to a new approach to training and leadership within the Secret Service.

It's easy to give a rousing State of the Union speech when the economy is doing well, but Obama has had a hard time hitting the right note in years when the country was hurting.

An Egyptian court has dismissed murder charges against ousted President Hosni Mubarak. NPR's Scott Simon talks with correspondent Leila Fadel about how Egyptians are reacting to the decision.