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The Food and Drug Administration wants the Nashoba Brook Bakery to remove the word "love" from its ingredients on granola. But owner John Gates thinks this is not FDA's business.

Venezuela's top state prosecutor has accused security forces of excess in their response to protests. As John Otis reports, the prosecutor announced investigations into alleged human rights abuses.

2: Retired cop, and former head of the Queen's District Attorney's squad, REMO FRANCESCHINI (Fran-chez-KE-nee) spent 35 years keeping track of and busting organized crime in New York City. FRANCESCHINI figured out the family structure of the mafia, keeping a "Wall of Fame" family tree of photos and names of mobsters. Early on he predicted the rise of John Gotti, who became known as the "Teflon Don." FRANCESCHINI personally wire-tapped Gotti's headquarters, which led to indictments. FRANCESCHINI has written a new memoir, "A Matter of Honor: One Cop's Lifelong Pursuit of John Gotti and the Mob." (Simon & Schuster).

Actor Nick Offerman could watch the John Wayne film The Quiet Man a million times. "It was my dad's favorite, and it quickly became mine," he says.

Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says the call last week by Rep.John Murtha (D-PA) for withdrawal of American troops from Iraq has changed the political landscape with regard to the war.

Robert Siegel and Audie Cornish have more on John B. Gurdon, a co-winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. When Gurdon was 15, he was dissed by his schoolmaster who said a career in science would be "completely ridiculous" for the Nobel winner.

To close the program, we'll hear a recording of Sen. John McCain reading from his memoir, The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations.

Changes are coming to the Baltimore County Police Department.After months of debate, the county council approved police reform legislation Monday…

The Anderson Police Department says it also hopes that the nunchucks could help "offset some of the more aggressive perceptions" the public has about police.

It ended 12 days ago when the COVID-19 state of emergency was lifted.

The former Empire actor is accused of lying to Chicago police about being the purported victim of a hate crime in Jan. 2019. He is charged with six counts of felony disorderly conduct.

The County Council moves to weaken the county executive’s hand.

The map has nine districts in case voters in November approve a ballot measure on council expansion.

Where did Democrats go wrong with men this election? How did Republicans win them over, and how might Democrats work to win some of them back?NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Aaron Smith of the Young Men Research Initiative and John Della Volpe with the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics.

The Virgin Islands National Park on St. John's has reopened but the staff is still assessing the damage to park buildings and the coral reefs. It's unclear how long it will take to remove sunken vessels and restore amenities to the park, that before the storms, received nearly a half million visitors a year.

On the day that Vice President Pence visits Sutherland Springs, Texas to console victims of Sunday's church shooting, people in the town are still reacting to and reflecting on what's happened to the small community.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with John McLaughlin, former Deputy Director, and former Acting Director of the CIA about implications of the release of the GOP authored memo alleging the FBI used its surveillance authority improperly.

President Obama is expected Friday to nominate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as his next secretary of state. Kerry would replace Hillary Clinton, who's planning to leave the post after four years as the president's globetrotting emissary.

The past week has brought big changes to CIA headquarters. Former CIA officials tell NPR that there's a growing sense of optimism for the future. In particular, they generally like the choice of Gen. Michael Hayden to lead the spy organization.

It's a time of upheaval in the U.S. House, amid lobbying scandals and the indictment of former Majority Leader Tom DeLay on campaign finance charges. Melissa Block talks to Walter Shapiro, Washington bureau chief for Salon.com, about the race among three House Republicans seeking to succeed DeLay in the majority leader's post.