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Melissa Block talks with Karl Vick of The Washington Post in Tehran about reaction in Iran to threats of sanctions if Iran continues its nuclear program.

Alfred W. McCoy's new book, A Question of Torture, chronicles the CIA's development and use of torture since the Cold War. He speaks with Steve Inskeep about the past, present and effectiveness of torture.

Rumors, misinformation and conspiracy theories were rampant on right-wing social media before verifiable information came out about the gunman who killed 21 people at a Texas elementary school.

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita not only destroyed human habitats, they laid waste to animal habitats as well. The storms altered the map of Louisiana's southern wetlands. Wild things are only now slowly starting to return.

Michele Norris talks with Blair Kamin, architecture critic for The Chicago Tribune, about the proposal to build what would be the tallest building in the United States. A Chicago developer says as a residential tower it would not be a target, but there is a real tension there about whether it can be a real symbol on Lakeshore Drive. And then there's the traffic.

The Senate-approved Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent in 2023. But some sleep experts say we're about to settle on the wrong time.

Ali Kushayb has pleaded not guilty to 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection to atrocities committed in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Sentencing is expected Tuesday for Chai Soua Vang in the murder of six deer hunters last year. The shooting in northern Wisconsin followed a racially charged trespassing confrontation between Vang, who is Hmong, and the men. The tension lingers as hunters prepare for this year's hunting season. Gil Halsted of Wisconsin Public Radio reports.

Fears of a civil war rise in Bolivia, after President Carlos Mesa resigned this week amid protests. An emergency congress has been called to pick his successor. Bill Faries of The Christian Science Monitor discusses the latest developments.

Wednesday night, the Chicago White Sox won their first World Series in 88 years with a 1-0 victory over the Houston Astros. Jermaine Dye, who drove in the final game's only run, was named series MVP. The White Sox swept the series in four games.