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The food pyramid is an American icon. But a new Harvard study says people are healthier if they eat fewer carbohydrates and more fat than it recommends. Nutritionists are calling for a new pyramid and a revamping of government guidelines for a healthy diet. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

The singer of Jay and the Americans was known as the voice in 1960s hits including "This Magic Moment" and "Come a Little Bit Closer."

The decision follows a swift trial in which the celebrity chef waived his right to have a jury decide his fate.

The diplomatic uproar across the Muslim world is growing, after a spokeswoman for India's ruling party made derogatory remarks insulting the Prophet Muhammad.

Conrad Johnson made his Kashmere High School Stage Band a national phenomenon — not just at band competitions, but in the world of commercial popular music. The recordings he made of the band continue to influence musicians to this day, and are being re-released.

Commentator Austin Bay did relief work with refugees fleeing Congo in 2002. He says criticism of the federal relief effort in the Gulf Coast springs from ignorance about the realities of giving aid.

Manufacturer Johnson & Johnson is threatening to pull out of a $25.4 billion merger with the Guidant Corporation, despite having received federal approval for the deal on Wednesday.

If Death Cab For Cutie's 17-year career has focused on a single overarching theme, it's the process of growing up and fumbling for connection.

A journalist had been searching for the last-known ship to deliver enslaved people to the U.S., and he thought he had found it when a storm uncovered a sunken wreck near Mobile.

Police arrested a county administrator Wednesday in connection to the stabbing death of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, hours after they searched the county official's house.