i i BJ Leiderman is the noted composer of the theme music heard on NPR’s Morning Edition, Weekend Edition and Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!. Courtesy of Cole Rian: Jen Haynes Mel Wils hide caption itoggle caption Courtesy of Cole Rian: Jen Haynes Mel Wils BJ Leiderman is the noted composer of the theme music heard
i i With Republicans’ dominance on Election Day, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski from Alaska is on track to be chairman of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption itoggle caption Ted S. Warren/AP With Republicans’ dominance on Election Day, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski from Alaska is on track to be
i i Florida Gov. Rick Scott stops by a Republican call center to rally campaign workers on Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla. Scott has narrowly beaten Charlie Crist, NPR projects. Erik Kellar/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Erik Kellar/Getty Images Florida Gov. Rick Scott stops by a Republican call center to rally campaign workers on
i i Early results showed more than a 2-1 lead for a measure to make recreational marijuana use legal in Washington, D.C. A sign promoting the initiative is seen on a corner in the Adams Morgan neighborhood Tuesday. Allison Shelley/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Allison Shelley/Getty Images Early results showed more than a 2-1
i i Attorney General Eric Holder listens to Rep. Darryl Issa, R-Calif., on video screen, while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Operation Fast and Furious. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption itoggle caption Susan Walsh/AP Attorney General Eric Holder listens to Rep. Darryl Issa, R-Calif.,
i i Iranians protest in Isfahan, Iran, last month in solidarity with women injured in a series of acid attacks. Several women have been attacked by assailants on motorcycles who threw acid on their faces, purportedly because they were “badly veiled.” Arya Jafari/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Arya Jafari/AFP/Getty Images Iranians protest in Isfahan,
i i Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Peru’s Minister of Environment, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Chairman Rajendra Pachauri and Renate Christ, Secretary of the IPCC present the Synthesis Report during a news conference in Copenhagen on Sunday. Scanpix Denmark/Reuters/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Scanpix Denmark/Reuters/Landov Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Peru’s Minister of Environment, U.N.
i i Protestors march outside TCF Bank Stadium before an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Washington Redskins, on Sunday in Minneapolis. Jim Mone/AP hide caption itoggle caption Jim Mone/AP Protestors march outside TCF Bank Stadium before an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Washington Redskins, on Sunday in
i i The U.S. moves back to Standard Time tonight. In this file photo, a man checks clocks at the Electric Time Company factory in Medfield, Mass. Brian Snyder/Reuters /Landov hide caption itoggle caption Brian Snyder/Reuters /Landov The U.S. moves back to Standard Time tonight. In this file photo, a man checks clocks at the
i i “10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman” shows the harassment actress Shoshana B. Roberts faces on the streets of New York. After the video went viral, Roberts began to receive violent threats. YouTube hide caption itoggle caption YouTube “10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman” shows the harassment actress
i i Decontee Davis, 23, initially thought she had malaria when she came down with a fever. It took her more than a week after she got sick to seek treatment for Ebola. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption itoggle caption John W. Poole/NPR Decontee Davis, 23, initially thought she had malaria when she came down
i i Children play in the West Point neighborhood of Monrovia last week. West Point has been hit hard by Ebola. So local leaders formed their own Ebola task force, which goes door to door looking for cases. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption John Moore/Getty Images Children play in the West Point neighborhood