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U.S. stock indexes fell earlier on Monday, but they turn higher after the Federal Reserve announces it will start buying corporate debt.

There have been folktales for centuries about sounds supposedly coming from the sky when an aurora borealis is lighting up the night. Now, scientists in Finland say they've recorded the noises. What they don't know yet, is what causes them.

The blaze is still far from contained, but officials feel as if they're making gains. And the weather is cooperating today. Temperatures are cooler and winds are calmer.

Popular culture and celebrities have shown us all sorts of motivations for code-switching. Here are some of the highlights.

Mitch Seavey is 53. His son Dallas holds the record as the youngest musher to win the race. He was 25 when his team finished the 1,000-mile course first in 2012.

The second unmanned commercial space mission to the International Space Station returns with more than 1 ton of cargo.

The Cypriot finance minister is in Moscow for meetings aimed at securing a Russian alternative to the bailout.

Unless Congress raises the debt ceiling soon, the government won't be able to pay its bills. Here's a graph showing some of the big payments coming due.

The Japanese automaker announced it expects to build 800,000 vehicles globally next month, up from the roughly 760,000 it made last December.

NPR's Eyder Peralta plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WUNC listener Aaron Jones of Cary, North Carolina.