As the nation watched anxiously to see how the manhunt in California for accused cop-killer Christopher Jordan Dorner would turn out, a harrowing situation at an Alabama middle school thankfully ended peacefully. AL.com reports that a man entered the school in Chelsea, Ala., Tuesday afternoon and “held several students at gunpoint.” But the father of

Four years ago, my husband revealed one of his more peculiar qualities: He’s freaked out by the sight of sliced cantaloupe. The melon seeds, all clustered together, make his skin itch and his stomach churn. Then he gets obsessed and can’t stop talking about it. A bit concerned by his behavior, I started researching it

Enlarge image i Wendy Brown of Schenectady, N.Y., holds a sign before an Occupy Albany rally pushing for a raise in New York’s minimum wage on May 29, 2012. Mike Groll/AP Wendy Brown of Schenectady, N.Y., holds a sign before an Occupy Albany rally pushing for a raise in New York’s minimum wage on May

Women walk past the polio vaccine dispensary in Kano, Nigeria, where gunmen killed female health workers last Friday. Aminu Abubakar/AFP/Getty Images The global effort to eradicate polio has reached a bizarre stage: More people have been gunned down recently over the disease than actually infected with it. On Friday, nine polio vaccinators in northern Nigeria

Enlarge image i iStockphoto.com As reported on Tuesday’s Morning Edition, KRTV in Great Falls, Montana was apparently the victim of hackers who broke in and broadcast a warning of attacking zombies. The station now says that it was a hoax, fortunately. But in the future, how can a viewer at home identify a similar alert

Enlarge image i Waitress Gaynell James serves up calas cake from the kitchen at The Old Coffeepot Restaurant in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Jan. 28, 2013. Gerald Herbert/AP Waitress Gaynell James serves up calas cake from the kitchen at The Old Coffeepot Restaurant in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Jan.

Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday he would resign Feb. 28, the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March. The 85-year-old pope announced his decision in Latin during a meeting of Vatican cardinals Monday morning. “After

Enlarge image i Pope Benedict XVI, on Saturday at the Vatican. Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images Pope Benedict XVI, on Saturday at the Vatican. Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images (Most recent update: 7:50 a.m ET.) For the first time in nearly 600 years, a pope is resigning from his post as leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Benedict

Enlarge image i Chilean poet and diplomat Pablo Neruda in Stockholm with his wife Matilda after he received the Nobel Prize for literature. Keystone/Getty Images Chilean poet and diplomat Pablo Neruda in Stockholm with his wife Matilda after he received the Nobel Prize for literature. Keystone/Getty Images The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the

MORE IN THIS SERIES The Jordans use an iPad to talk to their daughter, Kelly, who’s at school in Chicago. Marie McGrory for NPR Rob Cottingham and Alexandra Samuel say their relationship is stronger because they communicate so much via social media. Courtesy of Rob Cottingham CEO Shayne Hughes thought his staff had become too

Weekend Edition Sunday is taking a look at how technology affects personal relationships. Along with romantic and workplace connections, family dynamics are shifting. The Jordans are kind of a classic example of a family trying to figure out how to use technology without feeling disconnected from one another. Sue and David have five kids: two

Shayne Hughes, CEO of Learning as Leadershipo, thought his staff had become too dependent on email to communicate. So he launched an experiment: no internal email for one whole week. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2013/02/10/171602674/to-foster-communication-bay-area-boss-cut-off-email?ft=1&f=1001