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The peak of Meru has eluded some of the greatest climbers in the world. The Shark's Fin -- a sheer wall of granite -- is the central pillar in the formation.

For 3 Climbers, Summiting Meru Was An 'Irresistible' Challenge

Meru is a 21,000-foot mountain in northern India. Some of the greatest climbers in the world have tried and failed to reach its peak — a sheer granite wall known as the Shark's Fin.

"I would have thought the top drug kingpins in the country wouldn't be the beneficiaries of what we're trying to do here," Judge Royce C. Lamberth said, referring to sentencing reform efforts and guidelines that were designed to help nonviolent drug offenders secure early release.

Notorious Cocaine Dealers' Release Requests Test New Sentencing Guidelines

A man who helped flood Washington, D.C., with drugs in the 1980s wants to reduce his sentence using guidelines that help drug offenders secure early release. A federal judge doesn't seem convinced.

Third Debate Shakes Up Dynamic Of Republican Race

The Republican presidential candidates gathered for their third debate in Colorado Wednesday. NPR reviews which candidates emerged stronger and which have some spinning to do.

Groove Master Benji Hughes Sings 'Songs In The Key Of Animals'

The singer-songwriter plays most of the instruments himself on his new album. Critic Ken Tucker says you can hear a love for pop music in Hughes' silly sentiments and artful arrangements.

3 Years Later, There's Still Work Left To Be Done On Dodd-Frank

On Monday, President Obama summoned top financial regulators to the White House to get an update on the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act. The legislation was passed in the wake of the financial crisis and is a sweeping overhaul of the nation's financial regulations. But three years after being signed into law, much of Dodd-Frank still isn't in place. Such is the difficulty of re-writing financial rules.

Egyptian soldiers stand guard in front of the constitutional court in Cairo.

UPDATE: No Decision Yet On Egyptian Aid, White House Says

While the U.S. has not called the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi a "coup," most direct military aid has been suspended, a top Democratic lawmaker's staff tells The Daily Beast. But the White House says that's incorrect.

A still frame taken from a YouTube video shows Marines who were later disciplined for desecrating three dead Taliban members in a 2011 incident in the southern Afghan province of Helmand.

Case Of Marines Desecrating Taliban Bodies Takes A New Twist

Several Marines were disciplined after a videotape surfaced showing them urinating on dead Taliban members in Afghanistan in 2011. The case seemed to be over, but now there are allegations that the top Marine officer, Gen. James Amos, intervened in an attempt to get a harsher punishment.

Former NYS Senator Calls On His Successor To Focus On Ethics Reform

A former New York state senator has written to his successor, calling on her to break the silence on ethics reform. The freshman senator from Dutchess…

Oregon Sen. Wyden On How Taxing The Rich Could Fund Democrats' Priorities

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat, about crafting the Democrats' spending bill and options to raise taxes on the rich to pay for his party's priorities.

A white woman in a red shirt and sunglasses sits at a picnic bench by a parking lot with a Jennifer Macksey campaign sign in front of a row of other campaign signs for Rachel Branch and Lynette Bond.

North Adams Voters Take Stock Ahead Of Mayoral Vote

With the election fast approaching, North Adams, Massachusetts voters are considering the state of their city as they decide who should serve as mayor next year.

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