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Six backcountry skiers who survived an avalanche in California Tuesday have been rescued. The sheriff's office said the search for the nine remaining skiers is ongoing.

Also: Winter storm leaves behind a mess in the Northwest; News International reportedly pays some targets of its snooping; insurgents kill dozens in Southern Afghanistan.

Also: Helicopter crash kills six U.S. Marines in Afghanistan; Afghan soldier kills four French troops; search of Costa Concordia suspended.

Also: Obama, Romney campaigns continue to spar over tax returns; U.K. and Sweden criticize Ecuador for giving asylum to Assange.

Also: Skype to make chats and user data more available to police; Obama and Romney differ over gun control; Chinese politician's wife charged with murder.

Also: Interstates reopen in the Great Plains states after blizzard; defense starts in WikiLeaks hearing; FAA to issue new rules aimed at preventing pilot fatigue.

Also: IMF chief warns of a "lost decade;" Greece's prime minister is expected to resign today; and Wal-Mart plans an ambitious expansion into medical care.

In two separate hearings on Wednesday, Democrats want Americans who haven't read Mueller's findings to see and hear them instead. Republicans want to take the former special counsel down a peg.

An estimated 9,000 people have been killed and another 5.6 million forced to flee their homes. NPR has spoken to Sudanese from different walks of life to hear how they're coping.

Mexico knows how to fight infectious diseases. Tackling a chronic condition like diabetes is a new — and daunting — challenge.