Enlarge image i Emeli Sande. Courtesy of the artist Emeli Sande. Courtesy of the artist This interview was originally broadcast on Jan. 17, 2013. After huge critical and commercial success last year, breakthrough British sensation Emeli Sande has her sights set on America. It’s a long way from her roots. Born to a Zambian father

This segment originally broadcast on Jan. 28, 2013. Al Roker, the veteran weatherman on NBC’s Today show, endured years of indignities as an obese teenager and throughout his television career. Then, in 2002, he had bariatric surgery and lost more than 100 pounds. But deciding to have the procedure, which is potentially life-threatening, wasn’t easy

Korean-American pastor Peter Chin leads an African American church, and lives in a predominately black neighborhood. It hasn’t always been easy, but in this holiday rebroadcast, Chin tells host Michel Martin how he’s worked through diversity issues with his family, his congregation and himself. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2013/02/18/172120046/-korean-pastor-tackles-prejudice-at-home?ft=1&f=1001

Enlarge image i Bill Booth stretches out a dead Burmese python caught during Florida’s “Python Challenge” on Jan. 19. Wilfredo Lee/AP Bill Booth stretches out a dead Burmese python caught during Florida’s “Python Challenge” on Jan. 19. Wilfredo Lee/AP After all the hoopla and news of people buying tools to catch Burmese pythons invading Florida,

Enlarge image i A Union Pacific freight train passes over a grade crossing in Elmhurst, Ill. Tim Boyle/Getty Images A Union Pacific freight train passes over a grade crossing in Elmhurst, Ill. Tim Boyle/Getty Images From the steam engine to visions of a national high-speed rail system, railroads have made their mark on American culture.

Enlarge image i Rami Nashashibi, fourth from left, claps as he marches with IMAN leaders during a May Day immigration rally in Chicago in 2007. Courtesy Inner-City Muslim Action Network Rami Nashashibi, fourth from left, claps as he marches with IMAN leaders during a May Day immigration rally in Chicago in 2007. Courtesy Inner-City Muslim

Enlarge image i Nuclear bomb tests like this one, conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1957, are helping scientists understand how the human body works. Photo courtesy of National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Site Office Nuclear bomb tests like this one, conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1957, are helping scientists understand

Enlarge image i Not all countries in Europe shun horse meat, as the sign above this butcher shop in Paris attests. But horse-eating Europeans still don’t like being swindled. Jacques Brinon/AP Not all countries in Europe shun horse meat, as the sign above this butcher shop in Paris attests. But horse-eating Europeans still don’t like

Enlarge image i This image shows asteroid 2012 DA14 and the Eta Carinae Nebula, with the white box highlighting the asteroid’s path. The image was taken using a 3″ refractor equipped with a color CCD camera. The telescope is located at the Siding Spring Observatory in Australia and is maintained and owned by iTelescope.net. Aaron

Enlarge image i Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., works in his Capitol Hill office on Feb. 7. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., works in his Capitol Hill office on Feb. 7. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Remember Sen. Marco Rubio’s paean to his Florida neighborhood in giving the Republican response to the State of the Union

Enlarge image i Scientists found that darkness worked far better than they expected as a treatment for kittens with lazy eye. Bill Rhodes/Flickr Scientists found that darkness worked far better than they expected as a treatment for kittens with lazy eye. Bill Rhodes/Flickr When it comes to treating a lazy eye, there’s evidence that turning

A cloture vote on the nomination of former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel for defense secretary failed in the Senate, today. Enlarge image i Former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., who has been nominated to be the next secretary of defense. Ron Sachs /DPA /LANDOV Former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., who has been nominated to be the