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NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Colombia on the growing power of right-wing paramilitary groups in that country's decades-old guerilla war. The paramilitary groups have been responsible for hundreds of deaths in recent months.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Bill O'Hare, co-author of a report claiming that the overall health of children born in the U.S. increased during the 1990's.

Commentator Laura Archer Pulfer thinks she may have found the most ridiculous way to waste money...at an Oxygen bar.

Jurors in the Charlottesville, Va., trial stemming from the deadly 2017 'Unite the Right' rally heard opening statements Thursday. Two dozen defendants are on trial.

President Biden outlined a framework that he said would win support from all 50 Senate Democrats and pass the House. But it's unclear whether that is true.

Actor JOHN RITTER. He is probably best recognized for his role as Jack Tripper, the token male roommate on the sitcom –Threes Company.— He acted on that show from 1977 to 1984, winning two Emmys for –Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.— He has acted in over 50 television and movie spots since, including –Slingblade— and –Bride of Chucky.— He appears in the movie –Panic,— showing in theaters now.

Naomi Schalit reports from New Brunswick, Canada, on the threat to the pristine waters surrounding a remote island in the Bay of Fundy, where the local economy has a chance of recovering by building fish farms, but ongoing research could be upended by such a move.

The German Government released figures that shows attacks last year by Neo-Nazis against foreigners have risen by 40 percent over the same period in 1999. From Berlin, NPR's Guy Raz reports on how a group of social psychologists view how history of being passed from one generation to the next.

NPR's Kathy Lohr reports on the national debate over minors' access to abortions. Many states have passed parental involvement laws. One mother says if the state had informed her, she could have talked her daughter out of having an abortion. Other parents say they should NOT be notified because the law forces some minors to go underground, where they get illegal and unsafe abortions.

Eric Whitney of High Plains News reports on an encouraging partnership between community police in a South Dakota town and the tribal police force of a nearby Indian reservation.