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A measles outbreak in Boston is showing how the global economy opens opportunities for one of the world's most contagious viruses. Disease detectives say a computer programmer from India brought the virus to Boston's tallest office tower. The outbreak reveals that millions of Americans in their 30s and 40s are vulnerable to measles, even though they were vaccinated years ago.

Wendy's is doing away with its "biggie" and "great biggie" portion names. But that doesn't mean sizes are getting smaller. A medium drink is 32 ounces, and a large tops out at 42 ounces. Nutritionists see this new, larger soft drink as a setback in the battle against obesity.

British writer Christopher Hitchens was once the literary lion of the left. But after Sept. 11, 2001, he surprised many with his robust support for the Bush administration's war on terrorism. It has cost Hitchens friends and allies, and left others wondering how it happened.

In a story that has enthralled many Italians, the pretender to the Italian throne, Victor Emmanuel, has been jailed over his alleged involvement in a sex scandal. The prince prefers to stay in jail rather than be granted house arrest in a nearby rented villa -- because, he says, there is no air conditioning. The lead investigator in the case, Henry John Woodcock, has become a minor celebrity. He is a Neapolitan with an English father. Transcribed wiretaps that have been published by the media reveal an underworld of right-wing politicians promising showgirls jobs in TV in exchange for sex -- which is said to take place inside the foreign ministry.

Falun Gong demonstrators have been plentiful in the area around the White House this week, often standing in silence while holding banners. The signs spell out their grievances and detail the tortures the group says have been used against it in China.

Congress orders a taskforce to re-launch the national health care debate. The effort is intended to go around the usual special interests, directly to the American public. While attendees across the country agree that the system is in trouble, consensus on how to fix it remains elusive.

More than 6 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded. Not all of them are Ukrainian. Some citizens of African countries have found that the doors of Europe are much less open to them.

NPR's Emily Feng talks with reproductive rights lawyer Kim Mutcherson about how restrictive abortion laws would be enforced if Roe v. Wade is overturned or weakened.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Jhumpa Lahiri about her latest book 'Translating Myself and Others,' and the impact translating has had on her own writing in both Italian and English.

Nepal's king vows to return multiparty democracy, bowing to weeks of protests and international pressure. However, King Gyanendra fell short of a key opposition demand: creating a special constitutional assembly.