Enlarge Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Newly announced Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan speaks during a campaign rally in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Newly announced Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan speaks during a campaign rally in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday. GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s choice of Rep. Paul Ryan as his […]
Enlarge Michael Steele/Getty Images Mo Farah of Great Britain celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win gold ahead of Dejen Gebremeskel of Ethiopia and Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa of Kenya. Farah, who has become a celebrity in Britain, is the sixth man to win both the 5,000m and 10,000m distances at one Olympics. Michael
Enlarge Stu Forster/Getty Images Brigetta Barrett competes in the women’s high jump final Saturday in London’s Olympic Stadium. She won the silver medal. Stu Forster/Getty Images Brigetta Barrett competes in the women’s high jump final Saturday in London’s Olympic Stadium. She won the silver medal. American Brigetta Barrett has won the silver medal in the
Enlarge Gerard Burkhart /AFP/Getty Images Will there be too much demand? Power lines near Redondo Beach, Calif. Gerard Burkhart /AFP/Getty Images Will there be too much demand? Power lines near Redondo Beach, Calif. Southern California will be broiling through the weekend, as a heat wave that has brought record-breaking temperatures continues, the Los Angeles Times
NPR Do these packets hold the keys to health? A consumer group says no. Ok guys, reality check here: Nutella is not really a health food, POM Wonderful may be wonderful, but it doesn’t necessarily prevent heart disease and… eating Splenda Essentials doesn’t single-handedly make the pounds drop off. But some people could be led
Enlarge Reuters /Landov Gu Kailai during her trial this week at the Hefei Intermediate People’s Court. (Screen image from Chinese TV.) Reuters /Landov Gu Kailai during her trial this week at the Hefei Intermediate People’s Court. (Screen image from Chinese TV.) The wife of the disgraced former Communist Party boss of Chongqing confessed to murdering
Enlarge Robert Smith/NPR Hans Hover has one foot in Germany, and one in the Netherlands. Robert Smith/NPR Hans Hover has one foot in Germany, and one in the Netherlands. Zoe Chace and Robert Smith are reporting from European borders this week. This is the first story in a four-part series. A metal strip on the
Becky Lettenberger/NPR Sofia Martinez, 40, is a registered nurse in Plant City, Fla., who supports both the DREAM Act and Republican Mitt Romney, who says he would veto it. As the presidential election nears, Morning Edition has begun a series of reports from an iconic American corner: First and Main. Several times in the next
The Olympic Games seem to celebrate the extremes of athletic physique — from tiny gymnasts to impossibly huge shot-putters. But why are they shaped that way? We’ve put together an infographic that explores how athletes’ bodies have changed over the last century, and the role physics plays in each event. Here on Shots, we’re taking
Enlarge J. Scott Applewhite/AP President Bill Clinton signs welfare reform legislation into law on Aug. 22, 1996. J. Scott Applewhite/AP President Bill Clinton signs welfare reform legislation into law on Aug. 22, 1996. In an attack likely to conjure up for many President Reagan’s successful use of Cadillac-driving welfare queens as an issue in presidential
Enlarge Courtesy of the Camarillo Community Band. Horn players in the Camarillo Community Band. Courtesy of the Camarillo Community Band. Horn players in the Camarillo Community Band. This month we are collecting your stories about the good things Americans are doing to make their community a better place. Some of your contributions will become blog
Enlarge Adam Pretty/Getty Images U.S. water polo players on the bench react during their semifinal match between Australia and the United States at the Water Polo Arena in London. The Americans will play for gold on Thursday. Adam Pretty/Getty Images U.S. water polo players on the bench react during their semifinal match between Australia and