Supreme Court Hears Plea Bargain Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in two cases testing whether a lawyer’s mishandling of a plea bargain offer …
Kids And Teens See More Ads For Sugary Drinks
From 2008 to 2010, children’s and teens’ exposure to television ads for soda doubled, according to a new report from …
Experts Doubt Cain’s Response To Harassment Report
Republican presidential front-runner Herman Cain has stumbled before, and on big issues ranging from his position on legal abortion to …
Paranormal Technology: Gadgets For Ghost-Tracking
At an investigation of a supposedly haunted house in a wooded area an hour south of Richmond, Va., called the …
Entrepreneurship Lessons For The Academic-Minded
The slow pace of job creation has revived interest in getting promising new technologies out of university labs and into …
In Cuba, A Used Car Is No Bargain
What may be the most expensive Honda Civic in the world can be found in Havana. There’s nothing especially luxurious …
An Afghan Hell On Earth For ‘Darkhorse’ Marines
A year ago, nearly 1,000 U.S. Marine officers and enlisted men of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment deployed to restive …
Facing Stiffened Opposition, Obama Goes It Alone
President Obama, faced with what he described as an “increasingly dysfunctional” Congress, has turned repeatedly in recent weeks to the …
Should Congress Pass Obama’s Jobs Bill In Pieces?
President Obama has traveled around the country in recent weeks, promoting a jobs package that would cut payroll taxes, spend …
John Hodgman And Robert Siegel Consider ‘All’ Things, Some Of Them Rather Dubious
If there’s anything guaranteed to lift the heart of an NPR nerd, it’s the sound of All Things Considered’s Robert …
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