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A few years ago, little pocket monsters -- Pokemon -- arrived from Japan and quickly became one of the most valuable animated properties in history. Now, there's a new monster on the block. As NPR's Susan Stone reports, one of Japan's most popular comic books is poised to take American teens by storm.

The report recommends ways to address the "lingering negative effects" of slavery — from policing reforms to housing grants to increased voting access to free tuition.

Airline officials in Greece say they've recovered the flight data recorders from the Cypriot jetliner that crashed Sunday. Penny Gourntis of the Athens News Agency talks about the worst airline disaster in Greek history.

Exxon Mobil's reports fourth-quarter profits of $10.7 billion, up 27 percent over the same quarter in 2004. It's a company record and one of the largest quarterly profits in U.S. history. The company's robust earnings have attracted strong criticism and calls for a windfall profits tax.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden say it's the second-largest consumer settlement in state history.

The coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains have long hidden some of the country's greatest natural resources. For residents of the regions, they've also inspired a uniquely American strain of music. A new two-CD collection presents 48 songs about coal mining.

Brooks officially retired in 2001 to raise his three daughters. That retirement ends Friday night in Las Vegas, courtesy of a new business deal with Steve Wynn's Encore Hotel. Brooks' extended run is the first of any kind for a country musician in Las Vegas.

Cowboys in the South American country of Colombia have a storied history. To this day, they continue to ride the plains, keeping an eye on cattle. And usually, they do so barefoot.

The Nazi legacies of Germany's wealthiest families highlight the country's challenge to make good on its commitment to "never forget" the Holocaust, according to author David de Jong.

The Smithsonian Institution has returned more than 200 sacred artifacts to the Yurok Indian tribe in Northern California in one the largest repatriations of Native American artifacts in U.S. history. "Words can't explain how we feel," says Thomas O'Rourke, chairman of the Yurok tribe. "Today, when I thought about it, I cried."