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Melissa Block talks with Stephen Labaton of The New York Times about an investigation into payments made to Republican lobbyists retained by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. According to Labaton, the CPB has said for many years that it's not allowed to hire lobbyists to push for measures.

In the first of two reports about the health and sleeping habits of the many Americans who are working nights, we focus on one shift-worker who says he's alert at night, thanks to a rigorous sleep regimen and bright night-time lights.

Authorities in Iraq refer Saddam Hussein and three others to stand trial for a 1982 massacre in a Shiite village. All will face the death penalty if convicted.

A new study outlines the causes of a dramatic decline in Chicago-area welfare cases. Researchers found that bureaucratic delays and inefficiency are in large part to blame.

The Galapagos Islands are home to some of the world's rarest flora and fauna. But the wildlife that inspired naturalist Charles Darwin's theory of evolution are threatened by humans and invasive species.

A report from the non-profit organization, the International Crisis Group, warns that the Iraqi constitution as written will push Iraq toward full-scale civil war. Melissa Block talks with Robert Malley, director of the ICG's Middle East program.

El Salvador's president has responded to gang violence with a sweeping campaign of arrests that raise questions about whether he's violating human rights.

The People's Friendship Arch was gifted to Ukraine by the Russian government and opened in Kyiv in 1982. Ukrainians weigh in on the future of the enormous monument, in the midst of war with Russia.

The vaccines now in use are based on the form of the virus that circulated at the beginning of the pandemic and are less effective against the omicron variant. New options are in the works.

The House voted to hold former Trump White House advisers Dan Scavino Jr. and Peter Navarro in contempt of Congress and refer the matter to the Justice Department for possible prosecution