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Climbers who conquer Japan's tallest mountain will now be able to upload their achievement online immediately. Mount Fuji is getting eight hotspots with free Wi-Fi.

State law lets any member of the bar be appointed as a public defender. Gov. Jay Nixon was assigned a client, but Nixon's spokesman says you can't appoint an attorney without the attorney's consent.

Joyce Smith, Nassau County’s former acting district attorney, is now head of special victims prosecution in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.

Pentagon officials confirm that Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, will give up his command this summer. But officials deny the move is linked to allegations that Sanchez knew about abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison. Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the Army's second-ranking general, will replace Sanchez. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Michele Kelemen.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine sorted through 10,000 studies to determine the good and bad health effects of marijuana. Tight drug restrictions impede research, they say.

Twelve more passengers were injured in the crash 15 miles north of New York City. It's the second major accident in 15 months for the Metro-North rail line, which serves 280,000 passengers a day.

Connecticut's Commissioner of Public Health Dr. Manisha Juthani shares where the cold and flu season is heading this year, and what families can do to stay healthy for the holidays.

Recovery efforts are underway for six people presumed dead in the Baltimore bridge collapse. NBC has dropped a former RNC chair as a contributor after backlash from the public and its network stars.

Also: Syria's rebels accused of killing civilians; and Utah finds a way to reopen its national parks.

Anxiety and panic attacks crippled pianist Simone Dinnerstein on stage, despite a stellar career. One common device helped her overcome the fear.