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  • Atlanta Falcons linebacker Brian Banks made his NFL debut in a preseason game Thursday night, more than 10 years after he was sent to prison for a crime of which he was later exonerated.
    Moving On, And Up: Brian Banks, 27, Plays As NFL Rookie
    It was just a preseason game, but for Brian Banks, playing for an NFL team Thursday offered a taste of the life he once dreamed of — before he became a convicted felon and lost his chance to go to college, and was finally exonerated.
  • Sexual Assault Center Ransacked — Then Mysteriously Repaid
    Last week, burglars broke into the San Bernardino County Sexual Assault Services office and stole the nonprofit's computers. The next day, everything that had been taken was returned in a shopping cart with a curious note. Melissa Block and Audie Cornish have more.
  • Susan Rice was the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations before taking over as President Obama's national security adviser.
    Susan Rice's First Month On The Job Has Been A Doozy
    Between unrest in Egypt, the controversy surrounding leaker Edward Snowden and the terrorist threat that led to embassy closures, it's been a busy month for Susan Rice. And this latest threat has deep personal significance for President Obama's new national security adviser.
  • NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of August 8, 2013
    The Telling Room, about Michael Paterniti's mission to taste the finest cheeses, debuts at No. 15.
  • NPR Bestsellers: Week Of August 8, 2013
    The lists are compiled from weekly surveys of close to 500 independent bookstores nationwide.
  • The National Security Agency headquarters at Fort Meade, Md.
    5 Things To Know About The Legal Reasoning For Surveillance
    After Obama proposed reforms to some surveillance programs run by the NSA, the Justice Department issued a long-awaited white paper on the legal reasoning for the bulk collection of telephone records.
  • A pen at a feedlot in central Kansas that houses 30,000 cattle. Feedlots are where cattle are "finished" before slaughter, often with the use of growth-promoting drugs like zilpaterol.
    Did Tyson Ban Doping Cows With Zilmax To Boost Foreign Sales?
    Tyson Foods said it will stop using the controversial drug, which fattens cattle, because of potential animal welfare issues. But many in the beef industry say the company is just interested in boosting exports to countries like China and the European Union, where growth-promoting drugs for meat production are banned.
  • Beneath The Surface Of U.S.-Russian Relations
    President Obama canceled his scheduled trip to Russia to meet with President Putin in September. Guest host Celeste Headlee speaks with former Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer about why and what will have to change for the relations to improve between these two countries.
  • Obama Reaffirms Support Of NSA Programs
    Speaking at a White House press conference, the president acknowledged that some Americans might believe that the government can read their emails or listen to their phone calls. But President Obama insisted the programs are conducted lawfully, don't violate privacy rights and are critical to national security.
  • Man Survives Attack By Shark, Snake, Lightning ...
    Erik Norrie was on vacation in the Bahamas when a shark bit into his leg. He fought it off and survived after massive surgery this week. This was not his first brush with brutal forces of nature, though. Guest host Celeste Headlee explains.
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