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  • Sports: Big Game Sevens On Both Coasts
    Host Scott Simon speaks with NPR's Tom Goldman about the latest in the world of sports: lots of game sevens.
  • The Latest On Soccer's Euro Cup, Wimbledon
    Audie Cornish talks with sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the latest from Wimbledon and soccer's Euro Cup tournament.
  • China's Communist Party Expells Disgraced Politician
    China's ruling Communist Party has announced that disgraced senior politician Bo Xilai has been expelled from the party and faces criminal charges. His fall began when a local police chief told authorities about the murder of a British businessman.
  • Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience on May 30 at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
    Conspiracies Swirl As Vatican Scandal Engulfs Rome
    The publication of Vatican documents alleging corruption among cardinals has triggered a major crisis in the Holy See. It has shed light on a Vatican gripped by intrigue and power struggles like a Renaissance court, and some observers say it highlights the Vatican's dire need for structural reform.
  • Van Harris and his wife, Shirley, visited StoryCorps in New York. The couple performed together at resorts in the Catskill Mountains for nearly 40 years.
    Love At First Punch: Still Going Strong After 75 Years
    Van Harris and his wife, Shirley, grew up in the same Brooklyn neighborhood, about a block from each other. During a visit to StoryCorps, Van recalled the day he first noticed Shirley: "She was about 10 years old, and she was beating up a couple of guys. ... I said, 'Geez, I'd like to meet a girl like that.' "
  • Oscar Pistorius of South Africa runs in the men's 200-meter event at the Paralympic World Cup in May. Some observers have suggested Pistorius receives an unfair advantage from his carbon-fiber "blade" legs.
    Studying Oscar Pistorius: Does The 'Blade Runner' Have An Advantage? [Video]
    South African Oscar Pistorius will run on artificial legs in the 400-meter Olympic sprint preliminaries in London Saturday. Pistorius is a double amputee who runs world-class times on his carbon-fiber limbs. Some question whether he has an unfair edge — so a lab studied his running motion.
  • The Roman numerals for NFL Super Bowl XLVII float on the Mississippi River on Feb. 2 in New Orleans.
    V Reasons To Love Roman Numerals
    If we didn't have a pope and we didn't have a Super Bowl, we might never use these fancy numbers at all. Then again, maybe we would.
  • A sign protesting a beverage tax in Richmond, Calif. The U.S. soft drink industry has fought proposals that would put a tax on sugar sweetened beverages like sodas and energy drinks.
    Can Big Food Kick Its Obesity Habit? Does It Really Want To?
    Two top food policy experts square off on the role the food industry should play in the global battle against obesity recently, and the answers are as complex, interconnected and political as ever.
  • Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi speaks to supporters outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Nov. 23, a day after he issued decrees that gave him sweeping powers.
    Is Morsi Morphing Into Authoritarian He Opposed?
    Once referred to as the Muslim Brotherhood's "spare tire," Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has proven much more formidable than many Egyptians expected. But critics say his latest moves, including one to push through a hastily drafted constitution, could tear Egypt apart.
  • Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer on Feb. 20, 2013. Under Mayer, Yahoo is ending its remote work policy for employees.
    Working From Home: The End Of Productivity Or The Future Of Work?
    The decision by Yahoo to stop its remote work policy seems to fly in the face of recent trends that allow more working-from-home, not less.
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