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The other day the mail carrier made a delivery to the Scranton Times-Tribune. It was a calendar — a gift from the publicity department of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Perhaps you're aware that the Pennsylvania Railroad has been out of business for decades. It is unknown what caused the 63-year delay in delivery.

The Chicago-based Tribune Co., the corporate owner of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and 23 local TV stations, emerged Monday from bankruptcy after a messy four year process. The Tribune's future is expected to look very different from its newsy past.

The Senate passed a measure early into the New Year, and now it's up to the house to vote on the deal, which will most likely happen by Wednesday. The measure cleared the Senate on an 89-8 vote, hours after V.P. Joe Biden and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell sealed a deal.

The Bank Secrecy Act requires financial institutions to be on the lookout for sketchy transactions. The law is 40 years old, but federal prosecutors just recently put more energy into enforcing it. They want banks to spot illegal transactions and blow the whistle before money changes hands.

Israel's parliamentary elections are just three weeks away. This campaign season has included a series of surprising political maneuvers. Israelis say they are a bit befuddled by the political musical chairs, and are looking for new parties.

The sad truth about Karachi in 2012 was that whatever your religion, business affiliation, or political party, someone was willing to kill you for it. The murder rate in Pakistan's largest city and commercial hub hit an all time high last year.

A compromise deal to stop broad spending cuts and tax increases is headed to the House of Representatives, after receiving strong support in the Senate. "I really don't anticipate too much of a problem" passing the bill, Republican Rep. Tom Cole, the deputy majority whip, tells NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Some web-based companies are trying to use academic studies of humor to write an algorithm for what is funny, and use it to sell an app. Humor, however, is notoriously tough to study.

The federal health care law requires employee insurance plans to cover emergency contraceptives. That's something the owners of the craft store chain Hobby Lobby say they can't do. An attorney for the stores said the Christian owners consider the emergency contraceptives tantamount to abortion. Starting Tuesday, the company could be fined as much $1.3 million a day for defying the mandate.

Doctors treating Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have provided more details about her condition. Clinton was admitted to New York Presbyterian Hospital on Sunday. The doctors say a brain scan revealed a blood clot that was situated in the space between the brain and skull behind her right ear. According to her doctors, the condition is not life threatening.