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Jon Cryer, left, and Ashton Kutcher in a scene from Kutcher's 2011 debut on CBS' "Two and a Half Men."

As CBS' 'Two And A Half Men' Ends, Questions On How It Lasted So Long

CBS' Two and a Half Men ends a 12-season run tonight as TV's longest-running multicamera sitcom. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says some experts still struggle to explain the show's longtime success.

Health insurer Humana Inc. disclosed that its Medicare Advantage plans are being looked at by the feds.

Humana Discloses Widening Justice Dept. Probe Of Medicare Advantage Plans

Privately run Medicare Advantage plans offer seniors an alternative to standard Medicare. The plans are paid monthly fees based on complex risk formulas that are drawing federal scrutiny.

Cyclones Lam and Marcia, before they made landfall in Australia on Thursday.

2 Major Cyclones Are Lashing 2 Parts Of Australia

Cyclone Lam came ashore as a Category 4 storm and Marcia is expected to make landfall as a Category 5 storm with wind gusts of up to 177 mph.

Larry Wilmore debuts Comedy Central's <em>The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore</em> on Jan. 19.

For Host Larry Wilmore, A Year Of 'Extraordinary' Highs And 'Humbling' Lows

Wilmore is still fine-tuning The Nightly Show, which fills the late-night spot on Comedy Central vacated by Stephen Colbert. The show launched just as Wilmore's 20-year marriage was coming to an end.

On the anniversary of Iran’s 1979 revolution, young women pass by a banner proclaiming, “America Owes Humanity.” (Steve Inskeep and Molly Messick via NPR's On The Road Tumblr)

Steve Inskeep's Reporter’s Notebook: The Opening Up Of Iran

The NPR Morning Edition host is recently back from Iran, where he visited three different cities and interviewed dozens of people.

Injecting Creativity Into Overscheduled Lives

Think you're too busy to be creative? Artist Danny Gregory has some ideas for you – like drawing your breakfast.

Frek is one of the chimpanzees that moved from the Netherlands to Scotland. (Jamie Norris)

Are Chimpanzees Bilingual?

When Frek the chimp and eights of his friends moved from a Dutch zoo to a Scottish zoo, their address wasn't the only thing that changed.

After a long introduction by Chris Rock on Saturday Night Live's 40th anniversary show, Eddie Murphy seemed to have little to say. (Screenshot from NBC.com)

Eddie Murphy Was Supposed To Play Bill Cosby

Comedian Norm Macdonald says Murphy refused to play the role of Bill Cosby that was created for him on SNL's 40th anniversary show.

President Barack Obama speaks during the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism at the U.S. State Department February 19, 2015 in Washington, D.C. Obama reiterated his call for the world to stand up to violent extremism Thursday, saying jihadists peddle a the lie that there is a clash of civilizations. 'The notion that the West is at war with Islam is an ugly lie,' he told a three-day conference on combatting extremism. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

White House Summit On Violent Extremism Draws Strong Responses

We speak with the head of a Minneapolis-based youth advocacy group, formed after young Somali-Americans went to fight in Somalia.

Take Note: Mia Bloom on Women Terrorists

HEAR MORE OF THIS INTERVIEW!From our Take Note archives, our June 2012 interview with Mia Bloom, then a fellow at the International Center for the Study…

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