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A Princeton woman and her husband were kept off the hijacked plane that crashed into the World Trade Center's north tower on Sept. 11, 2001, only by a last-minute scheduling change.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse about wildfires that tore through towns outside of Denver, forcing more than 30,000 residents to evacuate.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in Beijing Tuesday, where he is expected to highlight U.S. concerns that the recent growth of China's military could affect the balance of power in Asia. Washington is also concerned about China's enormous trade surplus with the United States. In the second of a four-part series, we look at the economic issues' impact.

Andy Slavitt was acting administrator of the the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services until January. He calls the new Senate health care bill "the ugly step-sibling" of the House bill.

Students at Covington Catholic High School are back after threats closed school Tuesday. Covington students are at the center of debate over a standoff at the Lincoln Memorial last week.

Each year more than 12 million Americans go to the doctor because of severe, chronic headaches. Many are sent for expensive tests. Researchers say all this testing isn't doing people much good.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Angela Allen-Bell, a professor at the Southern University Law Center. She got to know and became an advocate for Albert Woodfox during her work on solitary confinement.

Ebola is especially deadly for children and babies. About 80 percent of those infected have died. But one man knew instinctively that love and affection could make a difference.

Syed Farook, 28, an American citizen, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, who were in a relationship, are believed to have been the only attackers at a holiday party for Farook's co-workers.

It seemed his vision of a world free of Guinea worm would come true this year. But the dogs of Chad have turned out to be a major problem.