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A teenage girl in a burqa steps out and takes the microphone. She launches into a tirade about the lack of girl's education in her home town of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea. In Pakistan, it's unusual for a young girl speak out. It's very rare for her to do so in front of Pakistan's most powerful man, the chief of the armed forces. The general came to Gwadar to listen to people debate a multi-billion plan to make the port a centerpiece of a new "silk road" trading route to China.

Hamid Mir, one of Pakistan's most famous journalists, was shot and wounded by gunmen as he was driving down a busy street in Karachi. It's the second such attack this month on a journalist.

One man's quest to get out of Gaza and into Egypt highlights Palestinian calls for more freedom of movement.

The Border Patrol's indicators of success for Operation Streamline don't always add up and neither do the numbers: No one knows just how much the program costs. The Border Patrol makes arrests, but the Justice Department and federal courts provide the logistics of convicting those who cross illegally.

"You won't see us being too nostalgic ..." says festival director Eugene Hernandez. "The best way to honor the history of Sundance and the history of independent storytelling is by looking ahead."

Republicans are divided over the health care plan being pushed by the House speaker and the White House, which congressional analysts say will mean 24 million fewer people insured in 10 years.

Some 30,000 troops from 20-plus nations took part in Europe's biggest military exercise since the Soviet Union collapsed. It was meant to send a message to Russia, but critics warn it could backfire.

Members of the House have overwhelmingly approved a three-year deal to expand the Child Tax Credit and cut taxes for businesses. How did the normally divided chamber come together to support the bill?

Boeing announced a series of staff shakeups following an in-flight door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 in January. CEO Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of the year.

The docuseries Quiet On Set caused an internet uproar after a former Nickelodeon star came forward with stories of abuse and a toxic workplace. NPR's TV critic Eric Deggans talks with Scott Detrow about the fallout from the series.