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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said the looming automatic spending cuts will damage U.S. national security. But the warnings don't appear to be moving the needle with lawmakers or the American public.

Tina Brown, editor of the Daily Beast and Newsweek, joins NPR's Steve Inskeep for another round of reading recommendations. This month, she offers three picks that show how the world looks after the 2001 attacks.

A broad array of medical groups has agreed on an expanded list of things doctors shouldn't do. The idea is to curb unnecessary, wasteful and often harmful care, the sponsors say.

The Alabama Probate Judges Association has a new president.Members of the organization elected Judge Alan King of Jefferson County to the position.King…

Ben Affleck's tense, humor-tinged thriller is being talked up as the Best Picture favorite. But what does that even mean?

India's Kumbh Mela festival is considered the largest religious gathering in the world, and it can be completely disorienting for an outsider. An NPR reporter found an expert guide.

Millions of Americans rely on social security for their livelihood. But the program is at the center of the government's debate over spending cuts — and it's facing its own financial troubles. Host Michel Martin speaks with Michael Astrue, former Social Security Commissioner, about his views on the program's biggest issues.

You can learn a lot about a culture by listening to its music. NPR producer Jasmine Garsd took a reporting trip to Puerto Rico recently. She found that the island's uncertain economic future not only affects day-to-day life, but also its music. Garsd shares some songs with host Michel Martin.

About half want a new pope to drive the church in a new direction; the other half want a traditionalist. Most American Catholics, however, would approve of a pope who wants to allow priests to marry.

Dr. Sam Parnia researches the experiences of cardiac arrest patients in the time between when their hearts stop and when they are brought back to life. Parnia thinks of these experiences as actual-death experiences as opposed to near-death experiences.