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Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij, 29, was killed by an improvised explosive device. Few others likely spent as much time in the war zone over the past decade.

Since 2006, 40,000 people have been murdered in Mexico as drug cartels battle each other and the Mexican military. Journalist Ioan Grillo traces how Mexico came to control drug trafficking in El Narco.

Siri is the name of a new talking virtual assistant feature on the latest iPhone that can tell you when you have an appointment, where to find a Thai restaurant, and what the pollen count will be. Why are the voices that emanate from our machines so often female?

Income rose across the board for U.S. households over the past 30 years. But it went through the roof for the households at the top one percent of the income distribution.

The inaugural voyage flew from Narita, Japan, to Hong Kong and took four hours. The road to this day has been long and rocky, with the plane making its debut after years of delay and billions of dollars over budget. But the reviews are glowing.

There was lots of mail about our interview last week with Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, especially what he said about the taxes paid by a family of four making $50,000 a year under the current tax system. Host Scott Simon reads letters from our listeners about that story and more.

Rain is falling in St. Louis. Game 7, if it's necessary, would be set for Friday. The Rangers lead the Series 3 games to 2.

The Vatican released a document Monday calling for major reforms of the international financial system. Commentator Thomas J. Reese says the pope's position might surprise some people — he sounds more like a Wall Street protester than a conservative Christian leader.

San Francisco has a burgeoning entomophagy (bug eating) movement, and its proponents say bugs have a lot of advantages over meat. They're tasty, not that different from shellfish, and better for the environment.

A new report from the Congressional Budget Office shows that the top 1 percent of earners more than doubled their share of the nation's income in the past three decades. Melissa Block talks to NPR's Scott Horsley about the findings.