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A year ago at this time, Congress was battling over whether to raise the debt ceiling. They tied their own hands, saying they would come up with a solution or massive cuts would set in automatically. Then nothing happened. And the chances of anything changing before the election are slim to none.

The Olympics are officially underway, and NPR's Mike Pesca is reporting from London. Guest host David Greene talks with Pesca about developments so far.

The Indian delegation was angry. The organizing committee said it was simply a "slightly over excited" cast member.

Sure, teaching your kids to drive can be nerve-wracking. New research shows that positive reinforcement goes a long way toward instilling safe driving practices.

It's widely assumed that prosecutors will file dozens of first-degree and attempted murder charges Monday against 24-year-old James Holmes, the lone suspect in the attack. Prosecutors may also seek the death penalty.

Growing up near Atlanta, Karin Slaughter learned that tragic crimes can happen to anyone — even children. She says she sets her crime fiction in Atlanta as a way to honor the city's people and turning points, from the election of its first black mayor to the 1996 Olympics.

Government troops are battling rebels for control of Syria's largest city, Aleppo. The government launched a major offensive over the weekend to retake neighborhoods held by the Free Syrian Army. Both sides appear to be preparing for a battle that could prove crucial to the outcome of the 17-month-old uprising.

Traffic is moving well despite fears that the Olympic Games would clog the city. The M1 highway is busy but somewhere between normal and nice, and the AP reports no problems inside London. The commute to the houses of Parliament is five minutes shorter than normal, and bicyclists are loving roads cleared of cars for Olympic races.

More than 2,000 people took to the streets in Yokohama, strumming their tiny Hawaiian instruments for the Guinness record for "largest ukulele ensemble."

The result of a judo men's quarterfinal bout was announced, and then reversed, Sunday. Since then, it became the source of international indignation over a perceived injustice. But the controversy stems from judo officials' attempt to avoid such confusion.