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The legislation allows families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue the Saudi Arabian government. The override is the first of Obama's presidency.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Within weeks after Sept. 11, such terms as "jihadist" and "war on terror" entered the American English lexicon. Understanding the political impact of that language may shed light on some of the geopolitical fractures that have come to define the early 21st century.

Hamilton Peterson, president of the Board of Families of Flight 93, talks with Steve Inskeep about the cockpit voice-recordings from United Flight 93, the Sept. 11 flight that crashed in Shanksville, Penn. Peterson has heard the tapes and says he thinks they should be made available to the public.

There were only four candidates on stage in the first round, but 11 contenders attended the prime time debate. Carly Fiorina made the jump to the big stage for this second debate.

Holmes was convicted on charges related to defrauding investors who poured hundreds of millions of dollars into her blood-testing company, believing it would revolutionize health care.

The American swimmer Gretchen Walsh had a historic performance this weekend. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Braden Keith, the Editor-in-Chief and a co-founder/co-owner of SwimSwam.com, about this moment.

Lauren Manning was one of the few employees of her firm to survive the attacks on the World Trade Center, but suffered massive burn injuries. She credits her will to survive to the memory of her colleagues. "I took absolute personal responsibility that they wouldn't get another one," she says.

The Obama administration is close to a decision to try the self-described mastermind of the 9/11 attacks in a military court. That would mark a major switch in policy. Late last year, the Justice Department announced Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four others would be tried in civilian court in New York City. The administration says no decision has been made yet.

More than 7,000 Daimler Truck workers, most of them in North Carolina, had threatened to go on strike. The UAW says the workers will get raises of at least 25% plus cost of living allowances.