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The professionals who design and build the nation's infrastructure say vital systems are decaying. The American Society of Civil Engineers reports that, in report card terms, U.S. bridges, roads and schools get a grade of D-plus. The group says the country should start fixing the problems, with an investment of $1.3 trillion dollars over five years. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Scientists report that they have developed a tiny molecular computer that has the potential to monitor individual cells and release drugs if signs of illness or cancer arise. The innovation, reported in Nature this week, is still being studied, but researchers say it could revolutionize therapy methods. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

The Justice Department will seek criminal indictments against Archer Daniels Midland Company executives on price fixing charges, according to reports today in the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. One report also suggests federal prosecutors will indict Mark Whitacre, the former ADM executive who became an informer for the FBI while he headed ADM's bioproducts division. Edward Lifson reports.

Emergency officials tell the AP that a 14-year-old was shot in the head and was taken to the a hospital.

A newly released report from the National Institutes of Health says fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is associated with lower IQ in children.

A Department of Education report claims Michigan State University displayed "a lack of institutional control" in the handling of the Larry Nassar scandal, and has violated federal campus safety laws.

Defense secretary William Cohen's last day on the job today was saddened by reports on two tragedies from last year. The Pentagon released evidence that led to the resignation of the chief training officer for the Osprey aircraft program. Two of the tilt-rotor aircraft crashed last year, taking a total of 23 lives. The training officer has admitted to asking crews to falsify maintenance reports. Also released today was a report on responsibility for the bombing of the USS Cole, the high-tech destroyer badly damaged while at anchor in Yemen. Seventeen sailors died in that attack. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports from the Pentagon.

CBS News says it cannot prove the authenticity of documents purporting to be memos from a Texas military official. The documents were used in a 60 Minutes 2 report questioning President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard. In a statement Monday, CBS News president Andrew Heyward said, "after doing extensive additional reporting the network cannot prove the documents are authentic, which is the only acceptable journalistic standard to using them in the report." NPR's Neda Ulaby reports.

Late last month, Gov. Andy Beshear held a memorial for the Kentuckians who died of COVID-19.He spoke on the south lawn of the state capitol in front of…

Corey Lewandowski had been charged with simple battery after apparently pulling the arm of a reporter. She later showed bruises to police. Trump denied his aide had done anything wrong.