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Everybody knows that you're not supposed to smoke while you're pregnant because it's bad for the baby. But nicotine patches often used to help women quit may pose a risk, too, researchers say. Other forms of nicotine replacement may do less harm.

Iran's economy is in terrible shape. Inflation is rampant, Iran's currency — the rial — has plunged in value and oil exports have fallen dramatically. There's wide agreement that sanctions have squeezed Iran financially and increased pressure on its leaders to negotiate over the country's nuclear program.

Steve Inskeep talks to Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken about the weekend's agreement with Iran that calls for a six-month suspension of its uranium enrichment in exchange for lifting some sanctions in the short term.

The conservative ruling party appears to have held on to the presidency. Its candidate, Juan Orlando Hernandez, won over voters with his promise to do whatever it takes to combat rising violence and crime in the Central American nation.

If you're among the millions of Americans heading "over the river, and through the wood" to a loved one's home for the holiday, there could be rain, snow and sleet in your path.

In Tacloban, a city in the Philippines nearly wiped away by this month's typhoon, survivors gathered to cheer on a hero. A TV screen was set up in a plaza showing Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao defeat American Brandon Rios.

The TV show tells the tale of a man who cooks meth to support his family. The happy couple posed in yellow lab suits in front of an old camper like one featured in the show. They held the ring on blue rocks resembling meth.

Across the developing world, 1 in 3 girls marries before age 18. Some are wed and become mothers by the time they reach their teens. In Malawi, some villages have started to punish parents who marry off their young daughters.

Michel Martin talks with NPR education correspondents Claudio Sanchez and Eric Westervelt, about a new NPR series looking at problems within Philadelphia's public school system, and the lessons the rest of the country can take from Philly.

Sam Spade would say the falcon is much more than a bird: It's the "stuff that dreams are made of." One of the two statues used in the 1941 movie was sold at an auction in New York Monday.