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I. Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former top aide, pleads not guilty to charges against him in a case probing who revealed the identity of a covert CIA agent. He was arraigned in federal court in Washington, D.C., on charges of obstructing justice, perjury and making false statements.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announces a reduction in the number of U.S. troops in Iraq. Rumsfeld said the number of U.S. combat brigades in Iraq will be cut to 15 from 17. The top ground commander in Iraq, Gen. George Casey, also said he could advise further cuts in troop levels by spring.

A report issued Friday by the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee says claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction were "not supported by the underlying intelligence." The report blames the CIA for overstating the threat and criticizes outgoing CIA Director George Tenet for skewing advice to top policy makers. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and NPR's Tom Gjelten.

Presidential hopefuls and New Hampshire's top elected officials are coming together to talk about drug addiction and how to fight it.Heroin and opioid…

Top advisers from Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign are speaking with substance abuse prevention advocates in Iowa and New Hampshire as they…

The executive director of the Capitol Center for the Arts says a New Hampshire casino would outbid her nonprofit and others like it for the top…

Newly released internal church documents indicate that for decades, top leaders in Chicago's Catholic Archdiocese tried to hide allegations of sexual abuse by priests. The documents were released on Tuesday as part of a settlement agreement with victims of 30 abusive priests. Those survivors now accuse church leaders of orchestrating a cover-up.

The Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico places 15 employees on mandatory leave as the FBI investigates the disappearance of two data storage devices containing classified information. The incident raises questions over the balance between protecting top secret research at the nuclear weapons lab and scientists who value working unhindered by elaborate security measures. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

A top U.S. government scientist who helped investigate deadly anthrax attacks in 2001 reportedly committed suicide as the federal probe shifted to him. Bruce Ivins, 62, was a bioresearcher at defense labs in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

The shooting at a Tops grocery store, which authorities say was motivated by racist hate, brought into sharper focus the weight of being a target.