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After the first manuscript of Thomas Carlyle's French Revolution was accidentally burned, he began again with renewed fervor. Historian H.W. Brands explains why Carlyle's book remains fresh as ever. Have you ever lost your magnum opus to fire or flash drive? Tell us in the comments.

Questions arise over whether a new federal accounting oversight committee will be able to do its job after the resignation yesterday of its chairman, William Webster. The board's first scheduled meeting is today. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

Accounting improprieties at WorldCom may have been even more extensive than the company has admitted. A court-ordered report says the telecommunications firm used extraordinary and illegal steps to manipulate its books. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

The U.S., India and Brazil lead with the most cases and account for nearly half of the world count. The U.S. alone is poised to hit 10 million cases as hospitalizations continue to climb.

Mary Louise Kelly speaks to NPR's Laura Sydell about security questions raised after a Twitter employee briefly deactivated President Trump's Twitter account on Thursday.

Former CIA and FBI chief William Webster, named to head an oversight board for the accounting industry, concedes he may have to step down because of questions about his ties to a key firm. The board holds its first meeting next week. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

President Obama marked his first 100 days in office earlier this week and enjoys a very high approval rating. But author and media commentator Tavis Smiley tells how black America should hold the president accountable.

Michele Norris talks with Lynn Turner, former chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission, about the accounting industry in a post- Sarbanes Oxley and Arthur Andersen accounting fraud world. Turner is currently the managing director of research at Glass, Lewis & Co, a financial research firm.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Stephen Rapp, a former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, on his trip to Syria to help preserve evidence from mass graves.

The British band hasn't had a chart-topping album in a decade, but it pulled out all the stops to promote its latest, Moon Music, including selling more than a dozen different versions of the album.