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Groups concerned about world population issues meeting in London this week aim to coordinate their programs with HIV/AIDS efforts. Though both initiatives focus on reproduction, population strategies developed 10 years ago basically ignored AIDS. Hear NPR's Richard Harris.

A federal jury found Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s former top aide Joe Percoco guilty on three counts of bribery and conspiracy to commit honest service fraud in...

There's a new incentive for Cleveland residents to patron the city's art scene during the work week: more sleep. To help reinvigorate local arts, Cleveland tourism officials are touting a program called "Late Out, Late In." Employees can arrive at work two hours late if they attend an arts event the night before.

Shaul Bakhash, the husband of American scholar Haleh Esfandiari, is working through media and diplomatic channels to seek her release from Iran. Esfandiari is spending her 15th day in captivity there, accused of spying.

Tulane University medical student Andy Martin is hard at work searching for a cure for an extremely rare, highly fatal type of cancer called sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma. For Martin, the quest is personal: he himself has been diagnosed with the illness. Martin speaks with NPR's Robert Siegel.

The presidential campaign of Democratic candidate Sen. John Kerry has set a goal of raising $80 million to wage a national campaign against President George Bush. President Bush has raised over $150 million so far. Hear NPR's John Ydstie and NPR's Peter Overby.

Tribal elders in Afghanistan are still negotiating the release of 23 South Koreans being held by the Taliban. Most of the hostages are in their 20s and 30s. Government troops have surrounded the kidnappers for several days.

Lisa visits the Public Theater in New York for a rehearsal of Top Dog/Underdog a new play by Suzan-Lori Parks. The play features two guys named Lincoln and Booth who live in a claustrophobic New York apartment. It's directed by George C. Wolfe, and stars Jeffrey Wright and Don Cheadle.

Rising prices are a top concern for voters in this year's midterm elections, outpacing abortion, crime and defending democracy. Prices in September were up 8.2% from a year ago.

Some 10,000 people have died in South Sudan since the fighting began there last month. David Greene talks to Elke Leidel, the South Sudan country director for Concern Worldwide about the view on the ground in South Sudan.