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Crude oil prices hit record highs of more than $70 a barrel. At the end of trading Tuesday, the price settled at $71.60 -- a 95-cent increase over Monday's record close. President Bush, saying he is concerned about higher gas prices, promised the government would stop any price gouging.

The band R.E.M. has released its first album in four years, Accelerate. Critics have been describing the disc as a "comeback," saying it's the band's best album in ages. Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills join Terry Gross for a conversation.

Two members of President Biden's National Security Council, Roberta Jacobson and Juan Gonzalez, will travel to Mexico, a senior administration official told reporters.

David Greene talks to ESPN's Jeff Passan about Kyler Murray, a top-draft pick by baseball's Oakland A's. After a Heisman Trophy-winning year as a college quarterback, he's entered the NFL draft too.

By Gary PittsMurray, KY – Military tracking technology used in the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound allowed President Obama to watch Navy Seal Team 6's…

A speech Saturday night before the North Carolina GOP marks the beginning of what's expected to be a summer spree of campaigning for the former president.

NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California, national co-chair of Sen. Bernie Sander's campaign, about the path forward for Sanders after he fell short of expectations on Tuesday.

Vadym Kholodenko, 26, of Ukraine, takes home the $50,000 purse, plus three years of professional management. But, he says, the rankings don't mean that much. It's interesting for the audience, Kholodenko says, but in life it's "not so important."

Accused of committing genocide against Palestinians, Israel defended its war in Gaza at the United Nations' highest court Friday.

A jury in Manhattan has found three top executives of the National Rifle Association liable for widespread corruption at the gun rights group. This is another blow for the conservative organization.