A New Obstacle To Normal Relations For Sudan, U.S.

When Sudan allowed South Sudan to become an independent nation last month, it hoped this would put an end to years of friction with the United States. More specifically, Sudan desperately wanted to be removed from Washington’s list of state sponsors of terrorism and get out from under the many sanctions that come along with [...]

Record Breaking Summer

Oklahoma is gearing up to break yet another heat record after its capitol city shattered a 31-year-old record earlier this week.

Patients Getting Faster Treatment For Heart Attacks

When it comes to treating heart attacks, doing the right thing doesn’t count for much if doctors dawdle. For a heart attack caused by a sudden blockage of an artery that feeds the pumping muscle, cardiologists agree that busting it up with an inflatable catheter should be done as soon as possible. The goal: treatment [...]

Five Broadcast Programming Battles To Watch This Fall

While the world of cable gets more creative, it’s still the job of the four and a half major broadcast networks (NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, and the CW — which has yet to become consistently competitive with the other four) to try to find mainstream hits. And those hits are getting harder and harder to [...]

‘Downsized’: Recession Television Invites You To Pass Judgment And Feel Safe

The story of Downsized, which entered its second season on WeTV a week ago, has a lot in common with other reality shows about large clans. The Bruces are a blended family — Todd and his three kids, Laura and her four kids. All the kids except Bruce’s 11-year-old are older teenagers, so the house [...]

Fighting Rages On Inside Tripoli

Rebels recently swept inside Libya’s capital. They’re facing pockets of violent resistance from forces loyal to Colonel Moammar Gadhafi. To learn about the battle for Tripoli and what a post-Gadhafi era may mean for the region, host Michel Martin speaks with a representative of the Libyan Transitional National Council and Al Jazeera International’s Washington Bureau [...]

Beauty Shop: DSK, Kardashian, ‘Colombiana’

A Supreme Court judge dismissed criminal sexual assault charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn today. Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and NBA player Kris Humphries celebrated their multimillion dollar wedding over the weekend. And an action film staring Zoe Saldana is hitting theaters Friday. The Beauty Shop women discuss these headlines with host Michel [...]

Overly Rosy Premise Proves Thorny In ‘Flowers’

There is no shortage of parentless characters in literature — one need only look to Dickens to find enough foundlings to fill an orphanage. In lesser supply are narratives about what happens to stray children once they leave the group system and filter into foster homes. Not that this isn’t fertile ground for heartbreak — [...]

Watch: David Letterman Responds To Threats On His Life With Jokes

Reports surfaced last week that David Letterman had been the subject of an online threat to cut out his tongue and break his neck over comments he had made on his show. The threat that was reported specifically said that someone should “cut the tongue of this lowly Jew and shut it forever.” Letterman tends [...]

How The A&P Changed The Way We Shop

Walk into any big box grocery store today and you’ll likely push your shopping cart past 30 varieties of condiments, 50 different cereals and a plethora of produce options. All of the items are clearly priced — and anything you might need for dinner, dessert or a snack is likely located in one of the [...]