Enlarge Jennifer Simonson/MPR Cathy Yamauchi has been waiting since Thanksgiving to hear from her mortgage lender regarding a short sale of her home in Ramsey, Minn. She is planning to move to a townhome, but is mostly living out of boxes while waiting on the short sale. Jennifer Simonson/MPR Cathy Yamauchi has been waiting since

Enlarge Fethi Belaid/AFP A Tunisian journalist holds a TV frame as part of a protest in Tunis against actions taken against the media. Since last year’s revolution, Tunisians have been able to speak more freely about politics and social issues. But with the rise of Islamist groups, religion has become a more sensitive topic. Fethi

A judge in Cairo has delivered a verdict Saturday at the trial of Hosni Mubarak, the ousted Egyptian leader accused of complicity in the deaths of more than 800 anti-government protesters during last year’s revolution. NPR’s Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson tells host Scott Simon that Mubarak was acquitted of corruption charges, but found guilty in connection

Host Scott Simon talks about the French Open with ESPN’s Howard Bryant, who is at Roland Garros stadium. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2012/06/02/154197652/french-open-hasnt-been-great-for-americans-in-paris?ft=1&f=1001

This week Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority turned 50. To celebrate, it released a list of the 50 most-complained-about commercials in UK history. The one that generated the most viewer complaints was not about sex, violence or politics: It was a KFC ad in which the actors spoke with their mouths full. Vicki Barker has the

Enlarge StoryCorps Robert Holmes, 67, is a professor at Rutgers University. StoryCorps Robert Holmes, 67, is a professor at Rutgers University. When Robert Holmes’ parents moved to Edison, N.J., in 1956, they were one of the first African-American families to integrate the neighborhood. “After we’d moved to Edison, there was a resentment that we had

Petros Giannakouris/ASSOCIATED PRESS A decade ago, investors thought Greece would flourish on the euro. Money poured in, and banks started lending it out. Thefilos Papacostakis, a bank teller at Alpha Bank in Thessaloniki, got to hand out a lot of that money. Last month, Thefilos says, his bosses called him in for a meeting. They

Enlarge Marwan Ibrahim/AFP/Getty Images Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (center) arrives on May 8 at Kirkuk airport in northern Iraq, on his first visit to the multi-ethnic city since taking office. Marwan Ibrahim/AFP/Getty Images Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (center) arrives on May 8 at Kirkuk airport in northern Iraq, on his first visit to