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An estimated 2 million Americans use wheelchairs or motorized scooters. For some, obstacles such as stairs, elevated curbs and rocky terrain may no longer pose such a steep challenge. The Food and Drug Administration has signed off on the iBOT, a wheelchair that climbs stairs and bounds over curbs. NPR's Joe Shapiro reports.

Summer at the movies means big-budget, flicks with lots of action, special effects and little to no plot. We kick off our movie series with your choices for the all-time best blockbuster.

A new set of documents from Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito contains his argument that executive-branch officials have immunity when ordering domestic wiretaps in violation of the law. Other documents from his years at the Justice Department reveal a restrictive position on racial discrimination.

There are 35 presidential candidates and 44 parties running in Haiti's first elections since former President Jean Bertrand Aristide's ouster last year.

Mike Powers recently signed new five-year contract; Statement says he is leaving to spend more time with his family.

The career of Quebec-born hockey legend Maurice "The Rocket" Richard — first NHL player to score 50 goals in 50 games — gets a handsome if conventional look in this biopic; Roy Dupuis stars.

What do Sting, Dan Fogelberg and Rush drummer Neil Peart all have in common? They've just made Blender magazine's list of rock's worst lyricists. Blender's senior critic John Dolan talks about some of his favorite bad lyricists.

After being victimized, The Onion published tips to avoid being hacked. One suggestion: Move site to a new Web address every few minutes. The website has about 5 million followers.

Joel and Ethan Coen are celebrating a big win. Their crime saga No Country for Old Men was the big winner at Sunday's Academy Awards, taking home four Oscars, including Best Picture.

Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned Tuesday in protest over the war.