Syrian protests intensify after graphic video emerges
Conditions of protests in Syria are difficult to verify, since the country has barred journalists from entering, but reports are emerging that regime-change protests are intensifying. Hamzah Al-Khatib,...
View ArticleThe only person on Wall Street sued by the SEC
After Fabrice Tourre was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for helping sell shady mortgage-securities investments, many thought that others would follow. So far, Tourre has been the only...
View ArticleContinuing housing crisis: Ghost suburbs and empty real estate
The housing crisis in the United States continues, leaving vacant lots around the country. Thomas Sugrue, history professor at the University of Pennsylvania and author of "The Origins of the Urban...
View ArticleChinese hackers steal government information, says Google
The Chinese Government has denied any involvement in the hacking of hundreds of Gmail accounts. Google, however, says it traced the hackers back to somewhere in China. Jeremy Goldkorn, who works for...
View ArticleWhy is the economy stumbling, again?
News that the US economy is still underperforming has sent another shockwave of fear through financial markets. Kelly Evans, "Ahead of the Tape" columnist for The Wall Street Journal, talks with The...
View ArticleAnatomy of Anthony Weiner's 'Weinergate' scandal
One of the reasons why the scandal over lewd pictures and Anthony Weiner's Twitter account has gotten so much play is because it's a slow news cycle, according to Washington correspondent Todd...
View ArticleDepartment of Agriculture killing the food pyramid
The food pyramid is a "failed icon," according to Tony Geraci, former food service director for Baltimore City Schools and consultant for the Got Breakfast Foundation. He says that kids never really...
View ArticleBetty White: In My Experience
This story was originally covered by PRI's The Takeaway. For more, listen to the audio above.Comic, movie star and seven-time Emmy Award winner, Betty White, will turn 90 next January, but she has no...
View ArticleAmericans more accepting of gay marriage
For a majority of Americans to say they are in favor of legalizing gay marriage, some people must have changed their minds. The Takeaway talks to two people who changed their minds about gay...
View ArticleTweets, lies and Weiner-gate
There's no real rhyme or reason when it comes to political sex scandals: Some politicians survive politically, while some are mired in the scandal. Rep. Anthony Weiner announced that he will not be...
View ArticleThe Truth about Paul Revere's Ride
Palin "wants to ascribe to Paul Revere doing that other people actually did that night," according to Sam Jones, creative director of the Freedom Trail Foundation in Boston. Revere never touched a bell...
View ArticleTension in OPEC as oil prices rise and Saudi Arabia raises concerns
If OPEC doesn't agree to increase oil production, Saudi Arabian officials have hinted that the country might increase production on its own. Today's OPEC meeting in Vienna is filled with tensions over...
View ArticleE. coli outbreak: Don't panic, nature doesn't hate us
People are constantly surrounded by bacteria every day. "It's tragic what happens in Germany, but it's also quite inevitable," says to Dr. Kent Sepkowitz, an infectious disease doctor in New York City....
View ArticleHot companies going public outside the United States
Last year, one in every 10 US companies that went public did so abroad. The numbers could threaten the US reputation as the financial capital of the world. New York Times Wall Street and Finance...
View ArticleAnti-drug violence protests erupt across Mexico: Can they stop the killing?
Drug cartels killed the son of Mexican poet Javier Sicilia. Since then, he has become an advocate for stopping the violence throughout Mexico. He's now leading a 900-mile march across Mexico that will...
View ArticleDo sick leave laws cause layoffs?
A newly passed law in Connecticut requires businesses with 50 or more employees to give their workers one hour of sick leave for every 40 hours worked. Dave Rutigliano, chef and owner of The Southport...
View ArticleSyrians flee to Turkey to escape violence
Syrian troops have surrounded the town of Jisr al-Shughour, close to the Turkish border, with heavy forces and tanks. Residents are fleeing into Turkey and the Turkish government is setting up camps to...
View ArticleHackers stole personal, credit card information from Citibank
Hackers likely stole names and email addresses from thousands of Citibank customers. Dan Lyons, technology editor for Newsweek - The Daily Beast, talks about the recent spate of hacking and theft of...
View ArticleSaudi Arabian women defy driving ban
This story was originally covered by PRI's The Takeaway. For more, listen to the audio above.There is no formal law that bans women from driving cars in Saudi Arabia, but a religious fatwa keeps most...
View ArticleNewt Gingrich campaign implodes: Assessing the 2012 GOP field
It's anyone's race in the 2012 bid for GOP nominee to the United States Presidency. Rumors abound that defected Newt Gingrich staffers may have been jumping ship in part for Texas Governor Rick Perry's...
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