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Louisville Basketball Has A Rare Chance At A Double The school could bring home trophies in both the men's and women's basketball championships. The first step comes Monday night when the Louisville men play Michigan. On Tuesday, the Louisville women play Connecticut. |
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Britain's Thatcher An Unlikely Icon For American Conservatives   A woman hailing from a place many U.S. conservatives once viewed as a hopeless bastion of liberalism has become an enduring figure for the right. Just as Ronald Reagan helped move conservatism from the fringes of U.S. politics, Margaret Thatcher helped do the same on the international stage. |
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Annette Funicello, 'America's Sweetheart,' Has Died   Funicello, one of the first child stars to emerge out of The Mickey Mouse Club, went on to star with Frankie Avalon in the Beach Party films. |
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Deadly Blast In Damascus Reflects Growing Danger In Capital A major blast inside what's known as the "Square of Security" in the Syrian capital today is the latest sign of the deteriorating security situation in the capital. The instability has grown so quickly in the past month or so that many die-hard Damascenes are fleeing. |
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The Big Squeeze: Can Cities Save The Earth? What if you put all 7 billion humans into one city, a city as dense as New York, with its towers and skyscrapers? How big would that 7 billion-sized city be? As big as New Jersey? Texas? Bigger? Are cities protecting wild spaces on the planet? We try a little experiment to find out. |
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'I Liked It,' Putin Says Of Protest By Topless Women In Hanover, Germany, the Russian leader was greeted by three women protesters who stripped off their tops before shouting expletives at him. While he professed to enjoy their demonstration, Putin's aides want the women punished. |
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How Powerful Are White Supremacist Prison Gangs? Investigators are exploring a possible link between white supremacist prison gangs and the murders of law enforcement officers in Texas and Colorado. Host Michel Martin explores how these gangs operate in and outside of prison with NPR investigative correspondent Laura Sullivan. |
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Dengue Fever Cases Have Been Seriously Underestimated There could be as many as 400 million dengue infections worldwide each year, making it more common than malaria, according to a new study. One reason for the huge increase in estimated infections is that dengue has been spreading far and wide to regions outside the tropics. |
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'Independent Adviser' To Review Rutgers' Actions Men's basketball coach Mike Rice was fired for verbally and physically abusing his players. The school's athletic director then resigned. Now the president also is under pressure. |
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Margaret Thatcher's Life And Legacy In Britain Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday at age 87. Known as the Iron Lady, Thatcher was the leader of Britain's conservatives from 1979 to 1990. |
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Britain's Iron Lady, Former Prime Minister Thatcher, Dies During her 11 years in office, she remade Britain and became an iconic figure for conservatives in her homeland and abroad. But Thatcher, who was 87, was also a divisive leader. |
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Top Stories: Thatcher's Death; Kerry's Trip To Mideast Also: Debate on gun laws continues in Washington; North Korea vows to shut jointly run factories; men's and women's college basketball championship games set. |
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Former British Prime Minister Thatcher Dies The "Iron Lady" was 87. A spokesman says she died Monday following a stroke. She became prime minister in 1979 and led Britain for 11 years. She stood with President Reagan against communism and broke Britain's trade union movement. Thatcher is a hero to conservatives. |
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Blocked Or Breaking Through? Mixed Signals On Gun Bills As the Senate prepares to take up Democratic-sponsored gun legislation, there's a report of a possible bipartisan deal on background checks for gun buyers. But other reports indicate that the gridlock over guns is likely to continue. |
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Book News: Chile Prepares To Exhume Pablo Neruda's Remains Also: The EU approves the merger between Penguin and Random House; Lemony Snicket describes the dangers of mayonnaise; and the best books coming out this week. |
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North Korea To Shut Jointly Run Factories, May Test Missile The factory complex inside North Korea produces products for South Korean companies. It has been a rare example of cooperation. Now, it's caught in the latest round of escalating tensions on the peninsula. |
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Osama Bin Laden's Son-In-Law Set To Appear In N.Y. Court Former al-Qaida spokesman Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was captured by U.S. officials in February. His arrest is significant, analysts say, because the Obama administration has decided to try him in a federal court instead of using a military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. |
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Fears Of Government Tyranny Push Some To Reject Gun Control Gun-rights advocates are increasingly arguing that they need weapons to protect themselves from the government. They say that's what the Second Amendment is really about. Now some elected officials seem to be playing off those fears. |
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Some Gun Control Opponents Cite Fear Of Government Tyranny Gun-rights advocates are increasingly arguing that they need weapons to protect themselves from the government. They say that's what the Second Amendment is really about. Now some elected officials seem to be playing off those fears. |
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Why Politicians Want Children To Be Seen And Heard  Right now, children are central to campaigns on gun control, immigration and same-sex marriage — demonstrating their effectiveness as political messengers. Politicians know that on almost any issue, kids can make an argument more compelling. |
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Vermont Finds High-Tech Ways To Sap More Money From Maple Trees Technological advances now allow Vermont's maple syrup producers to get twice as much sap per tree, meaning more syrup and more money. Statewide, the crop brought in $40 million last year, double its value from just six years ago. |
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What Drives Us? Car Sharing Reflects Cultural Shift As car sharing continues to gain traction among American drivers, Car2Go is one company benefiting from the changing way we use cars. Economics and environmental concerns are spurring the market, as is the idea that cars are tools, not symbols of power or status. |
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Listen Up To Smarter, Smaller Hearing Aids Today's devices are smaller and much more powerful than they were 20 years ago. New advances in technology can't solve all hearing problems, but they've improved many aspects of life for people with hearing loss. |
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Louisville Overcomes California In Women's Final Four California, in the Final Four for the first time, couldn't beat back Louisville's momentum in the second half. Louisville had already taken down two top teams in the tournament, and now it heads to the title game on Tuesday. |
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Leading Ladies: Connecticut, Louisville Set For Championship Connecticut fended off Notre Dame 83-65, and Louisville triumphed over California. The two winners will play in the women's NCAA title game on Tuesday. |
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Broadcasters Struggle To Tap Into The "Zero TV" Crowd Broadcasters will convene on Las Vegas this week to discuss the rapidly-growing demographic of people who don't subscribe to cable or satellite TV services. Revenues are falling fast as more viewers watch shows and movies online. |
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Broadcasters Struggle To Tap Into The 'Zero TV' Crowd Broadcasters will convene in Las Vegas this week to discuss the rapidly-growing demographic of people who don't subscribe to cable or satellite TV services. Instead, more people are watching shows and movies online. |
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After Years Of Struggle, Veteran Chooses To End His Life Paralyzed by a bullet in Iraq, Tomas Young has only seen his health deteriorate since he returned home. In February, Young announced he was going to remove his feeding tube and stop taking the nearly 100 pills a day. "I decided that I was no longer going to watch myself deteriorate," he says. |
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A PR Person's How-To Guide For Spinning College Sports It's been a busy week in college basketball, complete with a Cinderella, a gruesome injury and a head coach's exit. We wonder: How do colleges spin the unpredictable news of sports? |
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Apparently, Some People Can't Be Bothered With Food Believe it or not, there's a veritable subculture of otherwise healthy people who simply don't like eating real food. But liquid meal replacements may not be their best bet if they want an alternative. |
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Young Staffer's Death Binds U.S. Embassy, Journalists The war became much more personal for the U.S. embassy and most of the journalists in Afghanistan when word came out that one of the five Americans killed by a suicide bomber in Zabul Province on Saturday was 25-year-old Anne Smedinghoff. NPR's Sean Carberry says her death reminds the American community in Afghanistan of their bonds with one another. |
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An NCAA Basketball Star In Europe Ali Farokhmanesh became an overnight sensation after hitting the shot that sealed Northern Iowa's upset of top-seeded Kansas in 2010. Now he plays on a much smaller stage for a professional team in Austria. |
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Old Guard And Fresh Faces Square Off At Women's Final Four In New Orleans Sunday night, it's the women's turn to put on a college basketball show at the Final Four. Traditional powers UConn and Notre Dame are facing off, while the presence of California against Louisville is proving to doubters that the women's game has depth — and some pizzazz, too. |
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New Recruits Combat Sexual Assault In The Air Force Military leaders, lawmakers and advocates have long agreed that a cultural shift needs to happen to encourage servicemen and women to come forward and report sexual assault. At the Wright-Patterson base in Dayton, Ohio, young airmen are being trained to spot and report abuse. |
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Air Force Base Takes On Sexual Assault At Local Level Military leaders, lawmakers and advocates have long agreed that a cultural shift needs to happen to encourage servicemen and women to come forward. At the Wright-Patterson base in Dayton, Ohio, new recruits are taking the lead in educating fellow Airmen. |
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Back From Recess, Congress Preps For Gun Legislation Fight Senate staffers say a bipartisan agreement has yet to be reached on universal background checks, and that snarl may end up delaying a vote on gun legislation for another week. Lobbyists on both sides of the debate are using the extra time to keep the pressure on. |
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Young Greeks Find Few Opportunities In Tough Economy The latest statistics show Greece and Spain with the highest unemployment rates in the eurozone, both at over 26 percent. For young Greeks, the numbers are much worse: nearly 60 percent of people under 25 are out of work, and that number is expected to rise. |
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Young Greeks Feel Helpless As They Watch Their Futures Dim Instead of stepping out into the world, many young adults are moving back in with family. "In Europe, we're trying to save banks by sacrificing an entire generation — my generation," one unemployed 24-year-old says.In Europe, we're trying to save banks by sacrificing an entire generation — my generation |
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Young Greeks Find 'The Math Just Doesn't Work' Amid Crisis Instead of stepping out into the world, many young adults are moving back in with family. "How can someone who makes 300 euros a month ever be independent?" one unemployed 24-year-old asks. |
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Squeak! Louisville Beats Wichita With Unexpected Difficulty The top-seeded Cardinals didn't win 72-68 without a fight. Down a player, Louisville had to rally its reserves to finally make its way into the title game slot. |
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There Can Be Only One! Louisville To Face Michigan For NCAA Title The top-seeded Cardinals didn't win 72-68 without a fight. Down a player, Louisville had to rally its reserves to finally make its way into the title game slot. |
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Loan Education Becomes Prerequisite As Student Debt Balloons Americans hold about $1 trillion in student loans, and the debt burden is only getting heavier. One financial aid counselor says students are starting to smarten up and asking questions he'd never considered himself before the recession hit. |
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Kansas Set To Enact Law Saying Life Starts At Fertilization Gov. Sam Brownback is expected to sign the measure making abortion access much harder in Kansas. In addition to declaring that life begins "at fertilization," it blocks tax breaks for abortion providers and requires doctors to address a weak link between abortion and breast cancer. |
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Guns and America were born around the same time and grew up together. Columbus and other early explorers were probably the first Europeans to bring guns to the New World, archaeologists say. And the arquebus — a long-barreled, musket-like weapon — was most likely the first personal firearm on mainland America. |
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With Plan B Ruling, Judge Signs Off On Years Of Advocacy It's unclear if the Obama administration will appeal the ruling that allows the morning-after pill to be sold to women of all ages, without restriction. It's a fight that's been going on for a dozen years, and the ruling may not end it. |
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Tensions With North Korea A Messaging Balancing Act For U.S. The threats from North Korea present a major challenge for U.S. and South Korean leaders. They have warned North Korea that any hostile action will be met with a military response. At the same time, both governments realize an escalation of the conflict could lead to all-out war. |
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U.S. Parries N. Korean Threats With A Fresh Plan When it comes to North Korea's latest belligerence, U.S. officials can sound more like an exasperated parent responding to a child's tantrum. That's just their first warning, though; it's part of a recently developed counterprovocation plan that's being put to the test. |
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Roger Ebert: Elegance And Empathy Roger Ebert wrote simply, abundantly, gorgeously — and on deadline for 46 years at the Chicago Sun-Times. Over the years, his work reminded us that empathy is the grace note of a good life, not just great art. |
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Always In The Zone, Syracuse Is Hard To Beat Syracuse is the only college team that relies exclusively on a 2-3 zone defense. They've been unstoppable so far in the NCAA men's basketball tournament, but on Saturday night, Michigan will try to break through Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim's winning strategy. |
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Long-Term Unemployed Prepare For Sequester Pinch Almost five million Americans are considered long-term unemployed, meaning they have been searching for work for at least six months.This week, their plight is getting a bit tougher as the government cuts their unemployment benefits because of the automatic reductions in federal spending that took effect recently. |
