i i hide captionShould you fear a chemical inside metal food containers like the ones that hold beans? Government scientists say no. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Should you fear a chemical inside metal food containers like the ones that hold beans? Government scientists say no. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Maybe BPA isn’t so bad after all. The […]
i i hide captionNPR’s Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson NPR NPR’s Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson NPR NPR’s Berlin Correspondent Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson has covered four revolutions in the last three years, including the Arab Spring. In 2006, she opened the network’s Kabul bureau and reported in depth from Afghanistan during the following three and a half years. Nelson
i i hide captionA man reads a copy of Red Pepper on Tuesday in Kampala, Uganda. Stephen Wandera/AP A man reads a copy of Red Pepper on Tuesday in Kampala, Uganda. Stephen Wandera/AP This post was updated at 11:30 a.m. ET We told you Monday about Uganda’s president signing a controversial bill that makes gay
i i hide captionA home for sale earlier this month in San Francisco. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A home for sale earlier this month in San Francisco. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Home prices across 20 of the nation’s major metropolitan areas rose 13.4 percent in 2013 from the year before, according to the latest SP/Case-Shiller Home Price
i i hide captionVitamin E for your heart? Don’t bother, new guidelines say. iStockphoto Vitamin E for your heart? Don’t bother, new guidelines say. iStockphoto If you’re taking vitamins to guard against cancer or a heart attack, you’ve got plenty of company. Nearly half of American adults take a vitamin of some kind each a
In something of a surprise, Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi announced Monday that his entire Cabinet is stepping down. From Cairo, NPR’s Leila Fadel says the prime minister gave no reason for the mass resignation. i i hide captionField Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in April 2013. Jim Watson/AP Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in April 2013. Jim
i i Mark Wilson /AFP/Getty Images One of this morning’s most talked-about headlines comes from The New York Times: “Pentagon Plans to Shrink Army to Pre-World War II Level.” According to the Times, when Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday briefs Congress about the military’s spending plans, the budget will include “plans to shrink the
i i hide captionA photograph of the river of pearls in Canton, China, taken around 1870-1880. UIG via Getty Images A photograph of the river of pearls in Canton, China, taken around 1870-1880. UIG via Getty Images It takes a special kind of actor to mix bombast and fatuousness to comic effect — think Alec
i i hide captionVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raises his fist after the National Assembly gave him wide-ranging powers to rule by decree for one year on Nov. 19, 2013. With the economy struggling, demonstrators have taken to the streets the streets. Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raises his fist after the National Assembly
i i hide captionThe ground outside Sao Paulo is cracked and dry. It was the hottest January on record in parts of Brazil, and the heat plus a severe drought has fanned fears of water shortages and crop damage. Nacho Doce/Reuters /Landov The ground outside Sao Paulo is cracked and dry. It was the hottest
i i hide captionLinda Beckford (right) exercises as part of a walking group that tries to make their neighborhood a better place to live. If nothing else, the seniors feel more confident about going outside. Quoctrung Bui/NPR Linda Beckford (right) exercises as part of a walking group that tries to make their neighborhood a better
i i hide captionGame show contestant Arthur Chu with host Alex Trebek on the set of Jeopardy! Jeopardy Productions, Inc. Game show contestant Arthur Chu with host Alex Trebek on the set of Jeopardy! Jeopardy Productions, Inc. If there are any unwritten rules to playing Jeopardy! Arthur Chu may have broken them all. During his