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Roth Weigel is one of three activists profiled in Julie Cohen's new documentary, Every Body. New York Times reporter Cade Metz explains why we are at a turning point with artificial intelligence.

Writer Jonathan Franzen's massive 2001 bestseller The Corrections was based, in part, on his own life. His new book is a memoir, The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History. Franzen's other books include The Twenty-Seventh City, Strong Motion and How to be Alone.

The majority of people in Indonesia, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan say they do not believe Arabs carried out the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. A majority of British Muslims and 46 percent of French Muslims also share this view. And in Pakistan, the number is 41 percent.

Enron's former finance chief, Andrew Fastow, is sentenced to six years with an additional two years under supervised release. Fastow had worked out a plea deal with prosecutors back in 2004 under which he agreed to a prison term of up to 10 years. However, Fastow asked Federal Court Judge Kenneth Hoyt for a shorter sentence.

Sarah Waters' novel is told from 1947 backward, and it has much of what we expect of war-time Londoners: bravery, fear and sometimes heroism. But there's more: many of the characters are lesbians.

Many adults in Mexico don't have any kind of bank account, and a lot of those people are young and tech savvy. Financial tech startups see this as a big opportunity for online-only banks.

New figures show the deficit for the budget year ending Sept. 30 will be $296 billion, instead of the $423 billion that the White House predicted in February. Ron Elving, NPR senior Washington editor, explains the deficit numbers and what they mean for the economy.

The man who claimed responsibility for the bloody Beslan school siege is dead, according to the Russian government. Officials say Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev was killed as he was planning an attack to coincide with this week's G8 summit in St. Petersburg.

Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon, is a charismatic figure who has made bold pronouncements in the face of a growing conflict with Israel. Robin Wright of The Washington Post tells Scott Simon more about Nasrallah.

The vetoed bill would have increased payments for Missouri prisoners who were freed after being found innocent, and expanded who is eligible for compensation. But Republican Gov. Mike Parson said the state should not have to pay for the mistakes of local prosecutors.