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A court ordered the release of women and children held in immigrant detention centers in favor of electronic monitoring. The GEO Group operates both. Advocates say that's a conflict of interest.

The creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal says despite the success of her shows, her life "had gotten really small," so she decided to step out of her comfort zone. Year of Yes is her new memoir.

Eyewitnesses at sites across Paris — inside soccer stadiums, trapped inside cafes or blocked from heading home — describe chaos, confusion and carnage during the coordinated terrorist attacks Friday.

President Assad's former allies were turning on him in rapid succession, a sign of profound impatience with a leader who has failed to stem months of unrest that could explode into a regional conflagration. Up to 90 people, including Syrian troops, were killed in a gruesome wave of violence Monday, activists said.

Today Catholics across the Americas celebrate the 'Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.' The faithful believe that on this day in 1531, an apparition of the Virgin Mary appeared in Mexico City, in the form of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Host Michel Martin discusses today's celebrations with Friar Gilberto Cavazos-Gonzalez of the Catholic Theological Union.

A South Korean man meant for his Twitter profile picture, with its backdrop of a North Korean flag, to be a visual parody of North Korean news programs. Now, Park Jong-kun may be charged with violating a security law from 1948. Critics say it's being used to stifle free speech on North Korea.

Looking thin and pale, Gilad Shalit returned to Israel after more than five years in Hamas captivity. The 25-year-old tank crewman was freed in exchange for the release of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Hundreds of those prisoners were freed Tuesday, returning to scenes of jubilation.

More soldiers are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with wounds that would have been fatal a decade ago. The injuries have led to advances in combat medicine but have challenged the health care systems meant to help veterans back home. War reporter David Wood talks with Fresh Air about the hurdles facing these troops and their families.

Barry Lubin, better known as the clown named "Grandma," has inhabited that character throughout his 25 years with the Big Apple Circus. Host Scott Simon speaks to Lubin on his Grandma farewell tour.

The man behind Nine Inch Nails composed the music for the U.S. film adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Here, he discusses composing the film's unsettling score.