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About 1 in 6 Americans, or 38 million people, went on at least one drinking binge last year, according to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A longtime supporter of documentary film, director and actor Robert Redford has worked to highlight nonfiction films at the Sundance Film Festival for nearly 30 years. "Documentaries provide a real service to the public," says Redford.

In the film We Need To Talk About Kevin, Academy Award-winning actor Tilda Swinton plays the mother of a disturbed and manipulative son. Kevin systematically undermines his parents' marriage as he gets older — and then goes on a horrific, Columbine-reminiscent killing spree.

Both Nokia and Microsoft have been left behind in the race to capture a piece of the fast-growing smartphone pie. Now Nokia, with Microsoft's help, is trying to force its way back into the North American smartphone market, announcing a new 4G phone for AT&T.

Sites like PolitiFact and Factcheck.org are designed to verify political claims and hold politicians accountable. But critics say fact-checking entities are themselves biased. The Weekly Standard's Mark Hemingway and Glenn Kessler of the Washington Post discuss fact-checking in American politics.

Two Mormon missionaries in New Hampshire are often asked about their political loyalties while they proselytize. But the young men try to keep church separate from Granite State.

A federal court has ruled that Oklahoma cannot implement a state ban on Islamic Shariah law. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a previous ruling blocking Oklahoma's Shariah ban.

After months of campaigning and millions of dollars in TV ads, the first presidential primary is Tuesday in New Hampshire. Audie Cornish talks with NPR's national political correspondent Mara Liasson about what to expect when the results roll in.

In North Carolina Tuesday, a state eugenics task force has recommended paying $50,000 to people the state sterilized against their will. It's not as much money as the victims had hoped, but it's one of the first times a state has offered any money.

The networks sought an end to the FCC's ability to regulate indecency on over-the-air networks. The Obama administration contended that Congress intended broadcast licenses to come with an obligation to meet certain decency standards.