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One of the victims is a Japanese woman who sent more than $200,000 to a person she thought was a U.S. service member in Syria, according to the federal complaint.

Many people generate an immense amounts of digital data during a single day — often without a second thought. But Stephen Baker, a senior writer at BusinessWeek, warns that the information generated is being monitored by a group of entrepreneurial mathematicians.

At the end of a year in which pop songs were a constant, provocative part of the national conversation, NPR Music critic Ann Powers sifts through the 100 most popular songs of the year to highlight 10 pure pop pleasures worth remembering.

Critics called on FBI Director James Comey to be more transparent about the new email investigation, which he announced just days before the general election.

In one email, Peter Mandelson wrote to Jeffrey Epstein, "I think the world of you and I feel hopeless and furious about what has happened." In another note, he called Epstein his "best pal."

Cybersecurity expert Clint Watts updates NPR's Michel Martin on what false narratives and divisive issues trolls and bots are now pushing online.

Some 1.1 million people are living with HIV in the United States, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a survey of Baltimore, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City and San Francisco in the past year, 46 percent of the black men surveyed at local bars and dance clubs were HIV positive.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times about the reopening of the FBI probe into Hillary Clinton's emails, the hacked John Podesta emails, the Senate races, and the conservative intellectual landscape.

Dr. Jane Lubchenco, a distinguished professor and former Obama administration official, has been appointed as the deputy director of climate and environment within the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Lubchenco told OPB that in her new role, she will help “bring good science to the policies that are being implemented, in addition to thinking about policies in a practical and sensible fashion.” This is the first time a presidential administration has elevated the Office of Science and Technology Policy to the cabinet level. We talk more with Lubcheno about her role and hopes for the future of climate change policy.

The head of the independent Office of Special Counsel claims President Trump illegally fired him, the latest in a string of firings that may violate federal law.