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Critics of President Bush say he misled the nation. In speeches, the president and Vice President Dick Cheney now accuse their critics of rewriting history. We check the facts with a pair of reporters who covered some of that history.

About 1 in 20 high school seniors now acknowledges taking OxyContin, a prescription drug for managing severe pain that, when abused, can be powerfully addictive. The consequences can be tragic.

The beginning of January marks the deadline for most college admissions applications. The Unversity of Virginia's freshmen may not be anxious to revisit this period, but they can anyway: A play called Voices of the Class, 2009 offers adaptations of their application essays.

First came the battle for Bucha. Now there's the battle to rebuild Bucha. This town was a scene of devastation in the early days of the war. Today you hear pounding hammers and screeching buzzsaws.

The movie "Nitram" provides an in-depth portrait of the shooter who killed 35 people in Port Arthur, Australia, in 1996. NPR's Scott Simon discusses the film with director Justin Kurzel.

The omicron outbreak has slowed dramatically in the U.S. But cases are rising in Britain due to an omicron subvariant. There are signs the U.S. could also see a bump in cases in the coming weeks.

There's concern the U.S. push to send more natural gas to Europe will increase climate warming emissions. But energy experts say the crisis might actually speed up the shift to cleaner energy.

The Biden administration extended the freeze on student loan payments yet again, this time until September, and announced a reset for borrowers in default.

Europe is a fractious continent, where decision-making can be slow and bureaucratic. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has spurred Europe and its leading institution, the EU, to unprecedented action.

Activists contend, without proof, that New Hampshire's ballot counting machines can be hacked or rigged. So voters in more than a dozen towns will decide whether to revert to hand counts.