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The vast majority of America's recorded legacy is out of print. That's the finding of a study by the Library of Congress. The report shows that consumers can purchase less than 30 percent of U.S. sound recordings made before 1965. Joel Rose of member station WHYY reports.

A floating retreat, the USS Sequoia was one of the places U.S. presidents found to escape the rigors of office. Richard Nixon took his family there the day he announced his resignation. Now, NPR's Susan Stamberg reports, there's an effort to preserve the former presidential yacht. See historic and current photos of the Sequoia.

A growing number of girls under 18 are being arrested for violent crimes. That's led to the perception that girls have become much more violent in recent decades. But as NPR's Jon Hamilton reports in Part Three of the series Girls and the Juvenile Justice System, experts on juvenile crime have another theory. Listen to previous reports in the series.

Allegations of guards beating and terrorizing detainees have emerged from jails Homeland Security uses to hold immigrants awaiting deportation. But legal redress for the alleged victims is unlikely. NPR's Daniel Zwerdling has the second of two reports.

Doctors are gradually bringing Israeli Prime Minister Ariel out of a medically induced coma following the massive stroke he suffered last Wednesday. Doctors report Sharon is able to move his right hand and right leg, but they say it is still too early to assess damage to his brain.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Chicago Cubs key relief pitcher Brandon Morrow got injured this week taking his pants off. He was pulling his left leg out when he felt a back spasm. He tells reporters the whole thing is frustrating.

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is likely to find out Tuesday if he will keep his job. He meets with the bank's board of directors on the heels of a blistering report by a bank investigating committee, which found that Wolfowitz broke bank rules in arranging a pay raise for his girlfriend.

A handful of protesters on Wednesday remained camped outside Gov. Bill Lee's office in the Tennessee Statehouse in an attempt to secure a meeting with the…

State Auditor Mike Harmon says at least 10 workers in the state unemployment office improperly filed for benefits last year and used their official…