Enlarge Jim Cole/AP Sen. Kelly Ayotte campaigns with Mitt Romney in Portsmouth, N.H., in April. Jim Cole/AP Sen. Kelly Ayotte campaigns with Mitt Romney in Portsmouth, N.H., in April. That New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte is even being considered as Mitt Romney’s running mate is somewhat remarkable. After all, New Hampshire has just four electoral

Enlarge Serge Daniel/AFP/Getty Images Mali’s popular Festival of the Desert, held each year near Timbuktu, attracts both local and international music stars. The festival took place in January, but the Islamists who have taken control of the area have since banned all entertainment. Serge Daniel/AFP/Getty Images Mali’s popular Festival of the Desert, held each year

Enlarge Stuart Cohen for NPR A male koala visits the female enclosure at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane, Australia. Koalas are dwindling in number as their habitat along Australia’s east coast gives way to urban growth. Stuart Cohen for NPR A male koala visits the female enclosure at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

Enlarge AP Members of the Free Syrian Army are seen in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria on June 28. Several huge suicide bombings this year suggest al-Qaida or other extremists are joining the battle against President Bashar Assad’s regime. AP Members of the Free Syrian Army are seen in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria on

Enlarge elizabeth lee cantrell/UVa School of Nursing Nursing students in a simulation lab at the University of Virginia School of Nursing. elizabeth lee cantrell/UVa School of Nursing Nursing students in a simulation lab at the University of Virginia School of Nursing. There have been lots of parties this year at the University of Virginia School

Julian Finney/Getty Images Who’s The Happiest? Researchers studied photos of Olympic medalists to learn who is the happiest. Here, bronze medalist Aliya Mustafina of Russia, gold medalist Gabby Douglas of the U.S., and silver medalist Victoria Komova of Russia pose after the all-around gymnastics final. Both athletes were U.S. swimmers, both were dripping wet after

In Ohio Wednesday, President Obama tried to make Mitt Romney the poster child for tax unfairness and the widening gulf between the middle class and very rich, wielding a new analysis of the Republican’s fiscal proposals like a prosecutor with a fresh-in-hand grand jury indictment. In Obama’s latest visit to the battleground state, he argued

Enlarge Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images Jamel Herring of the U.S. departs the ring after his loss to Daniyar Yeleussinov in their boxing match at the London Olympics. Herring, an active-duty Marine, is the U.S. team captain. Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images Jamel Herring of the U.S. departs the ring after his loss to Daniyar Yeleussinov in their boxing

The Federal Trade Commission is proposing some tougher rules to control the privacy of children online. According to The Washington Post, the proposed rules would make it more difficult for advertisers and social networks to collect information from children. Reuters adds: “The Federal Trade Commission, which enforces a 1998 law called the Children’s Online Privacy

The fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has landed in the middle of the same-sex marriage debate. The company’s president has been heavily criticized by some people for comments he made against gay marriage. Now, some politicians from across the country are saying the company is not welcome in their towns. Host Michel Martin speaks with James Kenney,

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Enlarge EDWARD A. ORNELAS/AP Mayor Julian Castro his daughter Carina, 2, and wife Erica (background) greet supporters at his campaign headquarters in 2011. EDWARD A. ORNELAS/AP Mayor Julian Castro his daughter Carina, 2, and wife Erica (background) greet supporters at his campaign headquarters in 2011. Julián Castro, the mayor of San Antonio, will become the