Is Life A Smoother Ride If You’re A Chicken?
Here’s a word. Nothing special about it. Just look at it. Focus on the first letter, the “S.” Now shift …
In Cairo, Tensions Still High As ‘Die-Hards’ Continue To Protest
Police have fired tear gas again in Cairo’s Tahrir Square as authorities try to disperse several hundred protesters who are …
OK, North Korea’s Leader Isn’t ‘Sexiest Man Alive,’ Chinese Media Concede
NPR Shanghai correspondent Frank Langfitt sends in an update on one of this week’s more amusing stories: China’s Web surfers …
Guerilla Cartographers Put Global Food Stats On The Map
For the past five months, University of California, Berkeley cartography professor Darin Jensen has been collecting maps about food. They …
Oklahoma Education Risks Falling Off Fiscal Cliff
While Congress is debating how to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff education officials in Oklahoma are biting their nails.
In Russia, Pro-Putin Youths Protest Mormons As ‘Cult’
Young supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin have staged several protests this month outside Mormon meeting houses, claiming that the …
Will China’s First Lady Outshine Her Husband?
Step aside Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. A new first lady could be heading for fame on the global stage …
Afghan Women Make Their Mark On The Soccer Field
Afghanistan first established a national women’s soccer team just five years ago, and while they aren’t yet World Cup material, …
Victims Feel Slighted By Oklahoma Bombing Fund
It has been almost two decades since a truck bomb blew apart the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing …
Educators Worry Revamped GED Will Be Too Pricey
When Toni Walker is not in Hartford, Conn., serving as a state representative, she can usually be found at the …
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