Rajat Gupta was one of the wealthiest and most successful men in America. Why would he throw that away on an insider-trading scheme? A new book from financial journalist Anita Raghavan tries to uncover the motivations of a man who lost everything in the Galleon Group scandal.

On Spain's Atlantic coast, the city of Santander has installed 12,000 sensors that measure everything from when streetlights need to be dimmed to when trash dumpsters are full — saving millions for cash-strapped public coffers. It's becoming a model for cities worldwide.

There are two dozen Afghan special forces teams in eastern Afghanistan. The Americans want to train six more. Still, they are a small fraction of an Afghan Army that is still spotty in its performance.

The goal is to counter drug resistance, which is largely consequence of antibiotic overuse. Supporters say the plan would entice companies back into the market, because it would be much cheaper to gain approval. But critics call it "a tragedy of monumental proportions."

Despite being buffeted by high unemployment and the recession in recent years, African-Americans expressed high levels of life satisfaction and optimism for the future.

A scientist who studies tornadoes says there's still much to be learned about how they form and how to better forecast them. Still, the storm chasing and research communities will be reevaluating their procedures in the wake of three colleagues' deaths.

Karen and Colin Rodger already had two sets of boys. When Mom got pregnant this time, the thought of more twins crossed her mind, but a doctor said the odds were 500,000 to 1. Now she's given birth to twin girls, and the family tells the Daily Mirror it's shopping for a van.

The Wisconsin dairy farm that supplied the whipped cream for the state fair treats suddenly shut down. So this summer, the whipped cream for the puffs will come from an Illinois dairy co-op. The Wisconsin Bakers Association has been assured that the milk in the Illinois whipped cream comes from cows in Wisconsin.

Yankees fan Bernando LaPallo says he was born the same year as his team. And Saturday, more than a century after attending his first game, LaPallo was at the new Yankee Stadium for what he called the "greatest day of my life." LaPallo says he is 111.

Little is known about the men who have led North Korea. But one person with great insights into Kim Jong Il and his successor Kim Jong Un is a Japanese sushi chef. He provided Kim Jong Il both sushi and loyalty for many years. Renee Montagne talks to novelist Adam Johnson about his encounter with the chef, which he writes about in the latest issue of GQ magazine.

Apple appears in court Monday to face civil accusations by the Justice Department that it illegally conspired to fix e-book prices with other publishers. The government last year accused Apple of conspiring with five major publishers to raise prices for electronic books — something the government says has cost consumers many millions of dollars.

The civil war in Syria is expected to become the focus of peace negotiations in the coming weeks. The city of Homs became famous early in the conflict. While not as many reports are being filed from there, the fighting between rebels and government troops continues.

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi says he expects to see a gradual economic recovery in the eurozone nations this year. Speaking in Shanghai on Sunday, he acknowledged the region still faces challenges, but he cited growing European exports and rising regional stock markets as factors indicating better times ahead.

The listing describes its condition as "good." The cooler is big enough, as the New York Post points out, to hold four cadavers or nearly 2,000 cans of beer.

This year's Women's National Basketball Association season has the top three players making their league debuts. The talented class includes Elena Delle Donne, Skylar Diggins and Brittney Griner.

It was another night of violent protests in Turkey. Police clashed with tens of thousands of protesters in Istanbul, Ankara and other cities, capping a weekend of unrest that has seen more than 1,000 people injured. The violence prompted the White House to issue a statement Sunday calling on Turkey's security forces to "exercise restraint."

The family is proud that Ridwan and Ali Qassem al Attar died as martyrs. But unlike other Hezbollah fighters who died in the battle against Israel, these men died fighting other Arabs in Syria. The family says extreme Sunnis are worse than Israelis.

This year's Women's National Basketball Association season has the top-three players making their league debuts. The talented class includes Elena Del Dunne, Skylar Diggins and Brittney Griner. NPR's Mike Pesca has more the WNBA's rookie class.

Anti-government protests centered in the Turkish cities of Istanbul and Ankara resulted in violent police confrontations and hundreds of arrests through the weekend. Linda Wertheimer talks to NPR's Peter Kenyon, who's in Istanbul, about the latest developments and the significance of the protests.

NPR's Kelly McEvers has the story of two Hezbollah fighters who died in Syria. The family is proud that their sons died as martyrs. But unlike those who died fighting Israel, which is the stated mission of Hezbollah, these men died fighting other Arabs. The family says extreme Sunnis are worse than Israelis.