September 8, 2013 - 10:00am
The background of the Syrian conflict can seem obscure to outsiders, but the spark that started it all is often traced back to the city of Dara'a, in February of 2011. A group of young people writing Arab Spring protest slogans on a wall are arrested and beaten. "When that...
September 8, 2013 - 10:00am
Texas has a pig problem. Wild hogs have overrun the state so rapidly that in 2011, Texas allowed them to be hunted all year round. The feral hog epidemic even spawned a reality show called Aporkalypse Now , following Ted Nugent as he shoots hogs from a helicopter. But what...
September 8, 2013 - 10:00am
Of all the world's birds, perhaps none are more mystical than cranes. From Asia to North America, these tall birds with haunting cries have been woven into paintings, literature and folk tales. But today, 10 of the world's 15 crane species are threatened, and some are on the brink of...
September 8, 2013 - 10:00am
Diana Nyad's successful swim from Cuba to Key West on Monday was made all the sweeter because she had tried — and failed — four times before. She learned you should " never, ever give up ," but she also learned some practical lessons to help beat the elements in...
September 8, 2013 - 10:00am
People ask why I thrive on classical music, and I tell them it's all about discovery. The possibilities for finding incredible music, both old and new, are endless as the oceans. And on this visit to All Things Considered , host Jacki Lyden and I explore new music from the...
September 8, 2013 - 10:00am
If we didn't experience Hurricane Katrina ourselves, we saw it: the ominous red pinwheel on the radar, the wrecked Superdome, the corpses. And certainly we saw our shame — America's inequality, negligence and violence were all laid bare by the storm. But one tragedy went largely unwitnessed. And this is...
September 8, 2013 - 8:36am
A mysterious disease in the Middle East has triggered international alarms for two big reasons. The virus is often deadly: It has killed almost half of the 114 people known to have caught it. And there's no clear treatment for it. Now scientists might have made some progress toward fixing...
September 8, 2013 - 8:29am
Last night's college football game between the University of Michigan and Notre Dame was the final match-up between the longtime rivals to be played in Ann Arbor for a while, thanks to a looming suspension of their rivalry that was enacted by Notre Dame. Michigan won, 41-30, after stifling a...
September 8, 2013 - 7:16am
Wrestling, which was bounced from the Olympics' permanent roster of sports earlier this year, has been given a reprieve: It will be part of the 2020 and 2024 Olympics. In a vote held Sunday, the International Olympic Committee chose it over squash and a combined bid from baseball and softball...
September 8, 2013 - 6:13am
We're following several stories regarding Syria Sunday, as reports emerge that an Islamist group with ties to al-Qaida has seized a town with a large Christian population. Elsewhere, officials in the U.S. and its allies are debating how to respond to the conflict that began in 2011, as President Obama's...
