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Host Bob Edwards talks to reporter Phil Mercer about the latest developments in Fiji. Yesterday nationalist rebel leader George Speight signed an accord with military chief Frank Bainimarama, which allows the rebels who overthrew the Pacific nation's elected government to have some influence in choosing a new administration. The agreement was reached in exchange for the release of the 27 prisoners held in Suva.

Reese Erlich reports from Dili, East Timor on the efforts of the United Nations to rebuild the shattered economy of the newly independent state. When East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia last August, Indonesian militias destroyed the country's infrastructure by burning many buildings and factories.

The families of 9/11 victims say the FBI document validates their claim that Saudi Arabia played a role in the attacks.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Victoria Estreicher and Robert Tilearcio Jr. about losing their fathers to 9/11 related illnesses.

A sunny, windy day in Peoria marked the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Mayor Rita Ali, city council members, fire and police chiefs, and other city officials stood in remembrance. For over an hour personal recounting and reflecting carried through a crowd nearly fifty in size who attended the city’s ceremony.

Investigations from The New York Times and The Washington Post call into question a recent U.S. military drone strike against an alleged ISIS-K sympathizer.

A quartet of Illinois River communities hope people make the 52-mile loop this weekend for the first "Bridge to Bridge" River Drive Festival.

Nicholas strengthened into a hurricane before making landfall early Tuesday. The storm will trigger "considerable flash and urban flooding," the National Hurricane Center says.

Two major upsets at the U.S. Open made tennis history.

School districts are once again making enormous changes at the last minute. New York City, the nation's largest district, is one of the few holdouts against offering a remote option.