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A Russian state service in charge of safeguarding Kremlin communications is reportedly looking to purchase an array of old-fashioned typewriters to prevent leaks from computer hardware.

Russia Reportedly Goes Retro To Keep Kremlin Secrets

In the wake of the NSA spying scandal, the Kremlin is said to have ordered typewriters to make sure its secret communications stay that way.

Rowan Crutchlow, at age 3, helping to make her great-grandmother's pie cust.

Project Xpat: No Tinned Pumpkin

In England, Thanksgiving sometimes calls for innovation.

Remembering Helen Thomas: White House Trailblazer

Legendary White House correspondent Helen Thomas died this past weekend at the age of 92. Host Michel Martin offers a tribute.

The out-of-control natural gas well in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday after it blew out and caught fire.

Fire Going Out, Gas Leak Blocked At Gulf Of Mexico Rig

No one was hurt when the crew lost control of the rig on Tuesday and a fire followed. It looks like sediment and sand helped stop gas from escaping, robbing fuel from the fire in the process.

A chart shows the growth in the Standard & Poor's 500 index of large-capitalization U.S. stocks. The index passed the 1,700 mark for the first time Thursday.

S&P 500 Index Passes 1,700 Mark For First Time

The rise is being tied to a drop in weekly jobless claims, as well as assurances from the Federal Reserve that it would continue to support the U.S. economy.

Cave Explorers Find Wallet Lost 17 Years Ago

Joseph Sweet and a friend got lost in a cave in Watertown, N.Y., nearly 20 years ago. They grew so desperate for light that Sweet made little torches out of the only fuel he had, taking dollar bills from his wallet and setting them on fire. The good news: he got rescued. The bad news: he lost his wallet.

Eric Holder, attorney general of the United States, speaks at a Feb. 7 reception for baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron in Washington.

Holder Calls For Restoring Felons' Voting Rights

In a speech Tuesday, the attorney general said laws barring convicted felons from voting are counterproductive and perpetuate "the stigma and isolation imposed on formerly incarcerated individuals."

Report: Il doesn't provide enough mental health care to youth prisoners

A new report says Illinois doesn’t provide adequate mental health care to its youth prisoners. The head of a prison watchdog group says the people in…

The complete demolition of the Masha' al-Arb'een neighborhood in the Syrian city of Hama. The group Human Rights Watch says the Syrian government army destroyed at least seven neighborhoods since the middle of 2012 because they were opposition strongholds.

Report: Syrian Government Has Demolished Entire Neighborhoods

Human Rights Watch says neighborhoods in the capital, Damascus, and the city of Hama were targeted by the government because they were opposition strongholds.

VIDEO: Springsteen, Fallon Do 'Gov. Christie Traffic Jam'

The New Jersey governor gets skewered by NBC's late-night comic and The Boss. Check out their "Born to Run" parody about the scandal surrounding Christie's staff.

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