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Texas financier R. Allen Stanford received a 110 year sentence in prison on Thursday. He bilked investors out of more than $7 billion over 20 years in what was one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history.

The New Jersey band's sophomore album, The Monitor, runs fast guitar music through its leader's obsession with military history. Reviewer Robert Christgau says he's impressed by the ambition of Patrick Stickles and company.

Swastika Mountain, located about 30 miles outside Eugene, Ore., was named after a local ranch in the early 1900s. Now it's in the process of being renamed.

We remember Lloyd Morrisett, the co-creator of one of the most beloved television programs in history, Sesame Street, who died this week at the age of 93.

NPR's Scott Simon wonders why teaching children about the Holocaust is not mandatory in most states and the lessons they are missing.

Just before opening a new front in the debate over the Voting Rights Act, Attorney General Eric Holder attended a Washington event about a topic that hit close to home.

The tangy taste of sourdough is addictive and can be added to almost any recipe. Sharon Vail loves sourdough anything -- bread, biscuits and even chocolate cake. A good sourdough starter can last for years -- hers is more than 10 years old.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto hopes a deal with the country's military ruler can restore her family's name to center stage in the political arena.

Among those who were in support of the ousted Florida principal was the director of Florence's Accademia Galleria, where Michelangelo's David is housed. On Friday, the two finally got to meet.

Murray State University Cinema International is screening the German docudrama Endlich Tacheles – translated Straight Talk: Reconciliation – on Thursday, Oct. 19, and Saturday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. inFaculty Hall Room 208 on the main campus of Murray State.