The Latest On The NSA Surveillance Story
The National Security Agency has reportedly asked for a criminal probe into leaks of classified information as Britain's Foreign Secretary defends cooperation with U.S. intelligence activities.
When Your Data Is Your Currency, What Does Your Privacy Cost?
Revelations about government surveillance have motivated a lot of reactions, some of which take into account that we gain something for some of the data we give up in our day-to-day lives. But the government is different.
An Abstract Look At The Food We Eat
Photographer Ajay Malghan takes familiar foods and makes them look foreign. He says it's a statement on genetically modified food. But if you want to just appreciate it as abstract art, that's OK too, he says.
Making The Switch: An American Woman's Journey To Islam
Karen Danielson was raised Catholic, but she became a Muslim when she was 19. The conversion came with making some difficult personal decisions. But she stresses that the shift was spiritual, rather a culture move that caused her to lose any of her American identity.
In Colombia, A Town Badly Scarred By Wartime Rape
Women have made significant gains across Latin America. But sexual violence against women remains a pervasive problem. As part of NPR's series on violence in Latin America, we're looking at the problem in Colombia, where decades of war made women extremely vulnerable.
New Jersey Neighborhood Finds Ways to Live With Cicadas
A symphony of cicadas has been moving up the East Coast. In Summit, N.J., as in other communities, residents find their own ways of living alongside the transient creatures.
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A Year Later, Few Residents Have Rebuilt After Colorado Fire
Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of the High Park fire northwest of Fort Collins, Colo. The blaze consumed 259 homes in the rural area, but due to insurance woes, money and time, so far only ten households have finished rebuilding a year later.
'Arab Idol' Finalist Delivers Sweet Music, Palestinian Pride
In the Arab world's version of American Idol, a young singer from the isolated Gaza Strip is hitting high notes of Palestinian hope. Supporters say a victory by Mohammad Assaf, a finalist in the competition, would be a victory for art, long neglected in Gaza.
Cybersecurity Deemed Central To U.S.-China Relations
A top U.S. official Saturday said that resolving issues around cybersecurity would be "key to the future" of the countries' relationship. The comments follow a two-day summit between President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Palace Malice Pulls Ahead To Win Belmont Stakes
The 3-year-old came into the final leg of the Triple Crown with only one victory, but the colt's trainer says they were "quietly confident coming in."
Construction Worker In Custody For Phila. Building Collapse
Sean Benschop turned himself in Saturday, a day after police issued a warrant for his arrest. He faces charges in connection to the incident Wednesday that killed six people and injured more than a dozen.
Aquarium Sculptors Create Coral For Conservation Awareness
Colorful, fake coral gives aquarium visitors an eco-friendly glimpse inside a reef. At the National Aquarium in Baltimore, a new reef exhibit presents an artistic challenge to the coral fabrication team.
Week In News: Spying Suspicions Come To Light
Revelations this week that the National Security Agency has been running an extensive domestic surveillance program involving companies like Google, Facebook and Apple has caused many Americans to ask what's left of their privacy. Guest host Tess Vigeland speaks with James Fallows, national correspondent with The Atlantic.
Signs Point To Destructive Wildfire Season Ahead
Guest host Tess Vigeland talks with NPR's Kirk Siegler about the early wildfire season this year in the west and whether or not a new fleet of air tankers promised to the forest service will be ready in time for the worst of the season.
DNI Calls Reporting On Government Surveillance 'Reckless'
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says recent reporting by The Guardian and The Washington Post, among others, threatens to give terrorists a 'playbook' for thwarting detection.
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'Not Fighting For Just Sarah': Rating Transplant Priorities
Sarah Murnaghan's family took up a legal fight to push the 10-year-old higher on the adult organ waitlist. In addition to trying to secure new lungs, mother Janet Murnaghan says the system needs to change.
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For London Zoo Patrons, It's A Case Of Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Squirrel monkeys in a "walk-through" enclosure bit more than a dozen visitors over a year-long period, according to a report.
Our Surveillance Society: What Orwell And Kafka Might Say
Revelations that the federal government is collecting massive amounts of data about telephone calls and Internet traffic has some people nervous that George Orwell's vision of Big Brother constantly watching them has come true.
Purging Candidates Offers Pakistan A Bit Of Comic Relief
Forget about voting records and campaign platforms. In the run-up to Pakistan's May 11 elections, everything from the ability to quote from the Quran to facial hair, or the lack thereof, has been under scrutiny.
Charges Fly In Ky. Senate Race After McConnell Tape Surfaces
The senator and his aides are heard discussing potential opponent Ashley Judd and what personal issues they might use against her. A McConnell aide says the campaign's offices may have been bugged and accuses the "far left" of "Nixonian tactics."