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The day's top stories include more violence in Pakistan, the ongoing search for ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and deadly murder sprees in Nevada and West Virginia.

Since Sept. 11, the nation's leaders have warned that government can't protect the country on its own — private businesses and civilians have to do their part, too. Now NPR and the Center for Investigative Reporting have found that, at least in one community, these kinds of programs are entangling ordinary people with the police and FBI.

There are hazards in paraphrasing important quotes, as poet Maya Angelou pointed out when she criticized the new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the National Mall. Excerpts are often reduced to clips, bites and tweets, and quotes get transformed to fit — or get attention. But this is not new.

Now that the fighting has mostly died down, Libyans are focusing on the next step. That means not only stabilizing the country, but also figuring out a system of governance. The cracks are already showing. Mohammed bin Ras Ali, one of the leading members of the stabilization committee, accuses the rebel council, of hijacking the revolution and ignoring cities like Misrata, which he says won the war.

Children who are bullied often carry those memories with them for years. In the anthology Dear Bully, young adult fiction writers reflect on the experience of being bullied.

As we grow older, our reading changes. The alphabet books of our toddler years just aren't going to cut it after college. But author Adam Mansbach revisits three books from his young adult years and finds that the best stories can be appreciated at any age.

Despite the bad economy, the number of Americans who struggled to get enough to eat did not grow last year, and in some cases declined, according to new government data. Still, a near-record number — almost 49 million people — were affected.

Billy had been to almost every Giants game in years. He'd become a fixture and an amulet of comfort for the team. Then on July 31, he just stopped showing up. Now the team, missing its friend and its good luck charm, is hoping for some good news.

The biggest challenges facing Leon Panetta: how to keep America safe, and keep putting pressure on al-Qaida — all for less money. In one of his first interviews since assuming his new position, Panetta also discusses the prospects of a U.S. troop presence in Iraq beyond the end of this year, when they are scheduled to leave.

Hurricane Irene destroyed roads and washed out bridges all over Vermont. A week later,a drive across the state takes a whole lot of detouring. Vermonters are worried about how they'll ever rebuild.