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Thursday, public television veteran Gary Knell takes the helm at NPR, becoming president and CEO after more than 20 years with PBS. Knell assumes the post after a period of turmoil at NPR. He joins NPR's Neal Conan to share his plans for leading the company.

Sen. Al Franken said the possibility that the software was logging the information of millions of Americans is "deeply troubling" and potentially illegal.

MP3s of every show the iconic punk band ever played — all 850 shows, all 1,300 hours — will be available to buy off the Internet. Listeners can decide how much to pay for these hyper-authentic recordings.

GOP voters welcomed Newt Gingrich as he campaigned in South Carolina this week. Gingrich crossed the state from the coastal counties to the mountains as he continued to rise in some polls. The former House Speaker is showcasing his experience and his ideas to Southern Republicans as he vies to become the GOP presidential nominee.

An Italo-Canadian professor was informed he would be Italy's new junior agricultural minister. He even made plans with the prime minister's office to fly to Rome, only to find it was a case of mistaken identity.

A group of scientists at the National Research Council says in a new report that the government should routinely release data that it collects in meat-packing plants.

As the contests in Iowa and New Hampshire near, the Republican presidential hopefuls are no longer keeping their sniping focused on President Obama. In the past few days, the contenders have shown themselves to be ready to fight each other.

A two-year federal investigation found children in foster care — even infants — were prescribed psychotropic drugs at rates 2.7 to 4.5 times higher than non-foster children. Often, those prescriptions were at much higher doses.

The study also found that 35 percent had lived in the country more than 15 years. The numbers reflect the fact that the undocumented population grew at its fastest rate during the late 1990s and early 2000s.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced German-French cooperation in proposing a new European treaty to address the debt crisis. He said Europe will be strong only if there is unity between Germany and France. But he failed to provide details about specific measures.