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India's captain Virender Sehwag celebrates his "double century."

Cricket's Sehwag Smashes Tendulkar's Record

Less than two years after India's Sachin Tendulkar achieved cricket superstardom by recording a "double century" in an international match, his record has been broken.

Pusuke and his human, Yumiko Shinohara, in December 2010.

Pusuke, World's Oldest Dog, Dies At Age 26 (Or 125 In 'Human Years')

The Shiba mix was fine until Monday, his owner says. He died quietly, surrounded by his human family in Japan.

Obama's Choice To Head Consumer Protection Agency Blocked

Republican senators who say the new bureau is too strong kept the Senate from considering Richard Cordray's nomination. President Obama vows not to give up.

GOP Senators Block Consumer Protection Pick

Republicans joined together to stop a vote on the nomination of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to run the new federal consumer protection agency.

Fish on display at a Whole Foods in Hillsboro, Ore. The retailer is one of the few with its own environmental standard for farmed fish.

Environmental Claims For Farmed Fish Don't Hold Up To Scrutiny

A study released this week found that many eco-labels for farmed seafood don't guarantee the fish was raised in a way that protects the marine environment.

Newt Gingrich <a href="http://media.npr.org/assets/multimedia/2011/12/gingrich/Feb_12_1994.pdf">used these lecture notes</a> and similar pamphlets as part of the 1994 college course that became central to a later House ethics investigation.

Professor Gingrich And The Lessons (And Lecture Notes) Of History

Notes from Gingrich's 1994 college course "Renewing American Civilization" include his thoughts on American exceptionalism and how to turn distressed urban areas into places where people can "pursue happiness without fear."

Lawyer and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, left, is taken to court in Moscow on Tuesday. Navalny was detained Monday along with 300 protesters who rallied against what they called vote rigging during Sunday's parliamentary election.

Kremlin Cracks Down, Arrests Prominent Critic

Russian lawyer and blogger Alexei Navalny is the darling of protesters and the bete noire of the Kremlin. His fight against economic corruption made him famous — as did his nickname for the allies of Vladimir Putin: "the party of crooks and thieves." And his arrest this week for protesting against alleged fraud in the recent parliamentary election is likely to raise his profile even higher.

Virginia Tech police officers console one another Thursday as they move toward the scene where a fellow police officer was killed in a parking lot on the campus of Virginia Tech.

Shootings Test Virginia Tech's Emergency Plan

The plan, developed after the 2007 shooting spree that left 33 people dead on campus, used phone alerts, text messages, classroom message boards, computer desktop alerts and outdoor sirens.

Argentina has long been famous for its grilled beef. But that beef isn't what it was.

Farewell To Argentina's Famed Beef

Over the past decade, Argentina's cattlemen have quietly shifted their cows from grass to grain. Blame soaring world prices for commodities like soybeans, as well as government policies discouraging export. Argentine chefs say the switch to grain-fed beef marks the loss of a cultural icon.

Apple, Publishing Houses Face Antitrust Probe

Lynn Neary speaks with Sarah Weinman, the news editor for Publishers Marketplace, about the antitrust probe of Apple and six publishing houses over the prices of e-books. It is being investigated by the Department of Justice and the European Commission.

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