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On the campaign trail in Pittsburgh this morning, NPR's Ari Shapiro stopped into the hotel gym for an early morning workout. The other person working out in the tiny fitness center had two things of note: an iPad app for the intense P90X exercise routine, and a Secret Service escort.

As fighting intensifies in the Syrian city, there are fears about the deadly consequences for civilians.

From the Backstory with the American History Guys series: When President Obama became the first American president to publicly support same-sex marriage,…

Romney said her horse did not disappoint in its first Olympic appearance. The event concludes Friday.

Annan could never bridge divisions both in the country and within the United Nations Security Council.

Rivalries are taking center stage at the Olympics, but they're also playing out in the race for the presidency here in the United States. And on the heels of a trip abroad by Republican Mitt Romney, a new poll gives the advantage to President Obama. Host Michel Martin talks political news with Gabriel Sanchez, a political science professor at the University of New Mexico, and Mario Loyola, a contributor to the National Review.

Moran believes that most women who don't want to be called feminists don't understand what feminism is. Her new book How to Be a Woman is a funny take on housework, high heels, body fat, abortion, marriage and, of course, Brazilian waxes.

Tana French's latest novel follows Mick "Scorcher" Kennedy, a police detective with a rage for order, as he investigates a young family's murder in a suburban Dublin development gone bust. Critic Maureen Corrigan says Broken Harbor is as much social criticism as it is whodunit.

The West African country Mali was hailed as a successful democracy for decades. But a rebellion in the north and a coup d'etat in the south has led to turbulent times for the country. Host Michel Martin speaks to NPR's Africa correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton who is reporting in Mali.

Louisiana's health department has received approval to hire private companies to run state facilities in Hammond and Bossier City that care for the…