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A mosquito bed net keeps the bugs out. The photo was taken in Pailin province, Cambodia.

Researchers Plot The Death Of P. Falciparum: The Malaria Parasite

Current drugs aren't working as well. Old drugs may be making a comeback. And a poet sums up the reason that malaria fighters met this week.

George Wallington on the cover of <em>Variations</em>.

George Wallington On Piano Jazz

The bop pianist joined Marian McPartland in 1985, not long after a hiatus of nearly 25 years.

CNBC debate moderators Carl Quintanilla (from left), Becky Quick and John Harwood were widely panned for their questions. The RNC is the latest critic, calling them "inaccurate or downright offensive."

RNC Suspends Debate With NBC, Citing CNBC 'Gotcha' Questions

Cutting a debate tie with NBC News, the Republican National Committee cites "inaccurate or downright offensive" questions during Wednesday night's debate on CNBC.

#NPRreads: White Privilege, FBI Director's Remarks On Policing, And Oyster Farming

Also this week: a story from an NPR Music reporter about the "lost art of listening."

One-quarter of the endangered mountain gorilla population lives in the Virunga National Park, which activists are trying to protect from oil exploration.

Congolese Activists Honored For Fighting Oil Exploration In Virunga National Park

The Alexander Soros Foundation has given awards to people trying to block a British company from doing drilling in the park. The activists fear the operations would damage human and wildlife habitats.

Members of the St. Louis Fire Department inspect the outside of the New Life Missionary Baptist Church in north St. Louis on Oct. 20, three days after a fire was intentionally set. On Oct. 30, a man was charged in connection with setting the fire.

Police Arrest Man In Connection With Recent St. Louis Church Fires

David Lopez Jackson has been charged in connection with two of the church fires set this month in the St. Louis area.

NFL wide receiver Pierre Garcon has filed a class-action lawsuit against the daily fantasy company FanDuel, for misusing players' names and likenesses without proper licensing or permission.

NFL Player Pierre Garcon Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against FanDuel

The lawsuit says the daily fantasy company "knowingly and improperly exploits the popularity and performance" of NFL players.

David Hare's plays and screenplays include <em>Plenty, Skylight, The Blue Room, The Hours</em> and <em>Stuff Happens. </em>

Dramatist David Hare Says, Like Many Writers, He's Driven By Doubt

"My ability to see what's going on in a room or analyze what's going on inside a person comes from my own doubts about what's going on inside myself," he says. Hare's memoir is The Blue Touch Paper.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye walk to their seats for the start of a trilateral meeting with the U.S. in 2014. Japan and Korea's leaders have yet to meet one-on-one.

For China, Japan And S. Korea, Just Meeting Is An Accomplishment

Leaders of the three countries gather in Seoul to talk over trade potential and attempt to put aside longstanding tensions over history and territorial matters.

The Metrojet Airbus A-321 with registration number EI-ETJ that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula is seen here last month, at an airport in Turkey. The Russian airliner crashed while carrying 224 passengers and crew, the Egyptian civil aviation authority says.

Russian Passenger Plane Crashes In Sinai With 224 Aboard

After taking off in Egypt on a flight to St. Petersburg, Russia, the aircraft crashed in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian officials say there were no survivors.

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