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  • Vice President Biden and Republican Paul Ryan at Thursday night's debate.
    How Reality TV Turns Debates Into 'White House Idol'
    The first two debates of the 2012 election cycle have had stratospheric viewership on TV.
  • When her husband, Derek (Omari Hardwick), is sent to prison, Ruby (Emayatzy Corinealdi) must decide whether to wait for him or move on.
    Indie Appeal And Black Experience Meet In 'Middle'
    Publicist-turned-filmmaker Ava DuVernay's Middle of Nowhere follows an inmate's wife's struggle to start over. It's part of a larger, indie film movement that aims to expand the audience for black cinema by telling stories that are "emotionally resonant [to] all."
  • Vice President Biden (left) and Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan during Thursday's debate.
    Vice Presidential Candidates Spar Over Medicare
    Fact checkers have raised some flags about some of the claims the candidates made regarding Medicare. Ryan tried to insist that his Medicare plan is bipartisan, while Biden at one point may have confused Medicare with Medicaid.
  • Barack Obama in a 1975 photo from the Punahou School yearbook. He and his eighth-grade homeroom classmates pose with a slide projector as part of the yearbook's theme of "Nostalgia."
    Hawaii Prep School Gave Obama Window To Success
    Punahou School occupies a privileged position in Hawaiian society. Barack Obama attended the school on a scholarship starting in the fifth grade. Punahou's lasting gift to Obama was that the elite environment familiarized him with success.
  • Just a few months ago, supporters rallied in the streets for the election of Francois Hollande. Now, some of the same people are protesting against the French president. Leftist parties and unions organized this anti-austerity protest in September.
    New French President Sees Popularity Crash
    Just five months after his election, Francois Hollande is facing protests from people who voted for him. His popularity has plummeted and his once-lauded "steady approach" is now perceived as dithering.
  • Candidates Return To The Trail After VP Debate
    One day after the only vice presidential debate, Rep. Paul Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden took to the campaign trail. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.
  • The sovereign principality of Sealand is an artillery platform built during World War II about seven miles off the coast of Essex, England. Paddy Roy Bates founded Sealand in 1967, proclaiming it an independent state.
    The Pirate Prince Of Sealand, Remembered
    Paddy Roy Bates,the self-proclaimed prince of Sealand, died this week at the age of 91. In 1965, Bates boarded an artillery platform seven miles off the English coast and set up Radio Essex, a "pirate" music station. But he didn't stop there.
  • The reporter's mother, Nawal Elbager, of Khartoum, Sudan, shows off her falafel.
    When It Comes To Falafel, The Flavors Of Home Can Vary
    A reporter's quest to understand differences in regional recipes of the Middle East staple yields homespun stories about their provenance.
  • Coast Guard Approves Plan To ID Source Of Oil Sheen Near BP Well
    The Coast Guard is overseeing efforts under way to find the source of an oil sheen near BP’s blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil company and…
  • The Movie Callie Khouri Has 'Seen A Million Times'
    When Nashville creator Callie Khouri saw Elia Kazan's A Face in the Crowd for the first time, she was "jaw-droppingly shocked at how current it was."
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