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A group called Rolling Jubilee has "abolished" more than $3 million in private student loans from the for-profit Corinthian Colleges. And it's just getting started.

Officials say he is Dimitrios Pagourtzis. He's charged with capital murder and is being held without bond. The governor says the suspect surrendered rather than carry out a plan to kill himself.

The Revenant has a dozen nominations, followed by Mad Max: Fury Road with 10, and The Martian with seven. The winners will be announced on Feb. 28.

Michigan Rep. John Dingell has spent a record-setting 57 years, five months and 26 days in Congress. What hasn't lasted that long? The moon program and two U.S. states (sort of), to name a few.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his forces are taking back Kherson, following Russia's withdrawal from the strategic southern city.

In Port Sudan, Jeddah, Aswan and Cairo, people have sought safety from the fighting in Khartoum. After making difficult decisions and journeys, the biggest challenges for many are only beginning.

HOST SUSAN STAMBERG PARTICIPATES IN A PROJECT IN WHICH A GROUP OF VISUAL ARTISTS IS PAIRED WITH NON-ARTISTS TO CREATE PORTRAITS OF EACH OTHER...THE VISUAL ARTISTS USING THEIR OWN MEDIA...THE NON-ARTIST USING WHATEVER...THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A BRIDGE BETWEEN WORKING ARTISTS AND "WORKERS."

Daniel talks with a new young poet - Matthew Rohrer - whose first book is called "A Hummock in the Malookas" (W. W. Norton and Company). Rohrer's surrealist poetry gives life to the thoughts and feelings of inanimate objects - like a bridge, a fork, a mop. Following the Rohrer interview is a song by the Baltimore group 'Three Pigs Cafe' called 'The Thank-you Song'.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that a day after meeting with President Clinton in Cairo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met with Yasser Arafat in yet another attempt to get the Middle East peace talks back on track. American mediators are still trying to bridge the gaps between the two sides over Jerusalem in advance of a September deadline for reaching a final peace deal.

The professionals who design and build the nation's infrastructure say vital systems are decaying. The American Society of Civil Engineers reports that, in report card terms, U.S. bridges, roads and schools get a grade of D-plus. The group says the country should start fixing the problems, with an investment of $1.3 trillion dollars over five years. NPR's Emily Harris reports.