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  • NCAA To Issue Sanctions Against Penn State
    The NCAA says it will levy "corrective and punitive measures" against the school over the child sex abuse scandal involving Jerry Sandusky. The move comes the same day Penn State removed the statue of legendary football coach Joe Paterno from outside the football stadium.
  • The Movie Donald Faison Has 'Seen A Million Times'
    Actor Donald Faison could watch Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back a million times. "We spent a lot of money at the movie theaters," he says, "I want to say I saw it at the movie theaters 30 times."
  • Visitors view the AIDS Memorial Quilt at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., where the International AIDS Conference is being held this week.
    Testing, Treatment Key Weapons In AIDS Fight
    The International AIDS Conference is being held this week in Washington, D.C. HIV infection in the host city is the highest in the nation. Though treatments have come a long way in the past 30 years, those high infection rates — especially among the black community — show there is still much work to be done.
  • Exeter celebrates 100 years of small town charm
    It’s Saturday afternoon, and the normally quiet park in the middle of downtown Exeter is packed, nearly shoulder to shoulder with people enjoying kettle…
  • Teacher Layoff Law, Prospect of Cuts Pose Challenge For Districts
    Last month, when California lawmakers passed a new state budget, they also passed a bill prohibiting local school districts from laying off teachers.…
  • Shannon Orley, left, meets with her health coach, Kelly Heithold, right, at Providence Alaska Medical Center.
    An Alaska Company Losing The Obesity Game Calls In Health Coaches
    Health coaches, part of the newly emerging field of wellness, provide an extra push when patients need help kicking unhealthy habits. In recent years, rising health care costs for obesity-related diseases such as Type 2 diabetes have made health coaches a popular medical resource.
  • Crime novelist Jo Nesbo says despite Oslo's well-kept streets and sharply dressed residents, the city has a dark and seedy side.
    Jo Nesbo's Fiction Explores Oslo's Jagged Edges
    The Norwegian author does his best to show NPR's Eric Westervelt that Oslo really does have a seedy side. In his fiction, at least, Nesbo's city is full of shady characters who draw the attention of the reckless, alcoholic detective Harry Hole.
  • Aurora Shooting Suspect To Appear In Court
    Steve Inskeep talks with Megan Verlee of Colorado Public Radio for an update on developments over the weekend in Aurora, Colo. James Holmes, the suspect in Friday's multiple shooting at a movie theater, is expected to appear in court Monday.
  • Penn State Sanctions Worse Than 'Death Penalty'?
    The NCAA laid out severe penalties against Penn State University today - in light of a child rape scandal. The school's football team has been banned from post-season play, docked scholarships, fined heavily, and stripped of past victories. Michel Martin discusses the penalties with Sports Illustrated's Pablo Torre.
  • Britain's Abdul Buhari competes in the discus at the European Athletics Championships last month. With the Olympics coinciding with Ramadan, Buhari and many other Muslim athletes are postponing their fasting until after their events.
    Many Muslim Olympians Get A Break On Ramadan Fasting
    Hundreds of Muslim athletes are participating in the London Olympics, which officially begin Friday. But along with travel and other logistics, they're also adjusting to Ramadan, the holy month that requires them to fast.
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